Wildlife Institute of India organizes awareness programme on rhino conservation

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NUMALIGARH: On the occasion of World Rhino Day, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), an autonomous institute of the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, organized an awareness programme at Panbari Prathamik Vidyalaya, Panbari, Kaziranga.

With interactive sessions, open quiz and documentary, the students had the opportunity to learn about rhino conservation and habitat protection. They also got the chance to learn about various environmental issues and wildlife of Assam in particular. The school headmaster, Golap Das, village headman Debakanta Das and other dignitaries were present in the programme.

More than 2,300 greater one-horned rhinos roam Kaziranga's wetlands and grasslands, representing nearly 70 per cent of all the wild rhinos left in India and Nepal. Kaziranga's burgeoning rhino population is also the primary source for restocking other parks and sanctuaries that once harbored this threatened species.

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