[Assam] Assam:DROUGHT THREAT TO ASSAM RHINOS

[umesh sharma]

This is a solvable problem -- with more money frpm
tourism deptt and forestry deptt etc. Maybe WWF would
like to help. Rope in everyone.

Umesh


--- BBaruah at aol.com wrote:

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> The Times
> August 30,  2006
> Drought threat to Assam rhinos
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> One-horn rhinoceroses in the Kaziranga National 
> Park, in Assam, northeast 
> India, are threatened by a food shortage  caused by
> a severe dry spell. Utpal 
> Bora, the warden, said: “The  impact of the
> near-drought will be felt in the 
> winter, when most of  the grazing animals in
> Kaziranga are surely going to face a 
> food  crisis.� The park is home to 1,855 one-horn
> rhinos. There are only  
> 2,700 worldwide. Rangers fear that the rhinos may
> stray and be  exposed to 
> poachers. (AFP)  
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> Any thought on the above from the The Times today?  
> Bhuban 
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