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- The 2nd meeting of Asian Rhino Range Countries took place in New Delhi Recently.
- It was organized by the Union Ministry of the Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), and IUCN, Asian Rhino Specialist Group along with World Wildlife Fund-India (WWF), International Rhino Foundation and Aaranyak, an NGO.
- The meeting is a catalyst for sharing best practices and promoting collaboration on key issues impacting rhinos such as poaching, illegal wildlife trade, habitat loss and fragmentation of populations.
- There are three species of rhino in Asia - greater one-horned, Javan and Sumatran.
- Javan and Sumatran Rhino are critically endangered but the greater one-horned (or Indian) rhino vulnerable.
- 1st Asian Rhino Range States meeting was held at Bandar Lampung, Indonesia in October 2013.
- Asian Rhino Range Countries include Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nepal.
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