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- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on January 1 that no rhinos were poached in the state in 2022.
- This was the first since at least 2000 in which there were no incidents of rhino poaching in Assam.
- Last poaching was on Dec 28th 2021 at Hilakunda, Kohora in Golaghat district.
- The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is found only in the Brahmaputra valley, parts of North Bengal, and parts of southern Nepal.
- The Indian rhino is listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List.
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