TNPSC Thervupettagam

Rhino Day – September 22

September 25 , 2020 1467 days 1240 0
  • It provides an opportunity to work towards saving the rhinos, which has been the target of poachers for decades.
  • India is home to the Greater Indian One-Horned Rhino commonly found in Assam and in neighbouring Nepal and Bhutan.
  • The rhinos prefer tall grasslands and forests in the foothills of the Himalayas.
  • Apart from the Indian one-horned rhino, there are four other species which are famous.
  • The IUCN’s conservation status of the Five Rhino Species

Rhino Species

Conservation Status

Javan Rhino

Critically Endangered

Sumatran Rhino

Critically Endangered

Black Rhino

Critically Endangered

White Rhino

Near Threatened

Greater One-Horned Rhinos (Indian Rhino)

Vulnerable

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