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Nepal: A new home for rhinos

Translocating rhinos is no easy endeavour. These pachyderms, which can weigh up to 2,400kg, are very nervous in temperament and can be quite aggressive.

In January, the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation began preparations to translocate 30 rhinos from Chitwan National Park to Bardia National Park (25 rhinos) and Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve (five rhinos) through 2018, the first leg of which, the translocation of three rhinos from Chitwan to the Babai Valley in Bardiya, took place over the past week.

.. Bardiya has had to wait 13 years for rhinos to set foot in its national park again. It came as little surprise that locals were jubilant when the team arrived with the rhino in tow, and welcomed them enthusiastically. The team was received warmly and was feted by the locals, many of whom were holding placards saying Gainda Bachauana Saksham Chhau—We can protect the rhinos.

At 11:06:28 on March 2, the first rhino of this ambitious endeavour sprinted from the cages into its new home—the Babai Valley.

Read the story in full at http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-03-05/a-new-home-for-rhinos.html



Image: Releasing one of the transferred rhinos, Nepal, March 2016, via kathmandupost.ekantipur.com

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