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.