One Horned Rhinoceros:
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The Indian rhinoceros, also called the Indian rhino, greater one-horned rhinoceros or great Indian rhinoceros is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent.
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IUCN Red List : Vulnerable
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Indian rhinos once ranged throughout the entire stretch of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, but excessive hunting and agricultural development reduced its range drastically to 11 sites in northern India and southern Nepal.
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Today, approximately 75% of the entire population of Greater One-horned Rhinoceros now occurs in India in three states viz, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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The Census of Rhinoceros is undertaken at the State-level by the respective State Governments periodically.
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It has been listed in CITES Appendix I since 1975.
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Population of One Horned Rhinoceros increased in recent years. In 2022, the census put the estimated number of rhinos at Kaziranga National Park at 2,613.