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 Problem of plenty [1]

A few decades back, the declining rhino population of Assam was a major conservation problem. But after the 2006 rhino census, the tables have turned. Assam's rhino population has gone up substantially. In Pobitora wildlife sanctuary, for example, there are now 81 animals

Publication Date: 
14/08/2006
Amarjyoti Borah [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Population Trends [4], Wildlife [5], Rhinoceros [6], Sanctuaries [7], Life Science [8], India [9], Assam [10]
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