Not a single rhino will be allowed to be hunted in Kaziranga in the year 2022

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• Helped stop poaching of rhinos in Kaziranga

• crackdown on poachers with the help of special task force

• Benefits of using technology

Kaziranga National Park of Assam has been known for killing rhinos for a long time and doing illegal trade of their horns.

But in the last two years, with the help of crack commandos, high-tech equipment and a special team of sniffer dogs, there has been a historic decline in rhino poaching in Kaziranga.

Please tell that Kaziranga is home to 2600 such creatures, which are either on the verge of extinction or are valuable. 

However, we must also give special credit to the Special Task Force set up by the Assam Police and the Forest Department for the historic decline in rhino poaching.

Trained on par with the National Security Guard or NSG, these commandos, who are also considered experts in anti-terrorist operations in the state, are also adept at securing the fringe areas of the park and destroying the launch pads of poachers.

These commandos are so passionate about making Kaziranga safe that they even go to other states to catch poachers who have escaped from Assam. 

Senior officer of Kaziranga Special Task Force told that we had destroyed the network of poachers last year itself.

Last year alone, we arrested 58 poachers who killed rhinos, while we also managed to neutralize four other poachers.

This work is not done by us alone, but we have done it as a task force.

We also do joint operations and investigations in the task force. 

The hard work of the task force and other commandos has now started paying off.

This is the reason why in Kaziranga where only 2 rhinos could be hunted in 2021, last year i.e. 2022 we did not allow a single rhino to be hunted.

This is the first time since 1977 that we have not allowed any rhino to be hunted in Kaziranga.

This is in stark contrast to the killing of around 190 rhinos between 2000 and 2021 by poachers armed with sophisticated weapons from small militant groups. 

But our fight against poachers continues, not least because the illegal rhino horn trade is proving to be one of the most profitable in East Asia.

This is because traditional medicines and jewelery are made using these horns in different regions of East Asia.

Jukti Bora, a forester working in the Burapahar range of Kaziranga, said that in earlier times, our coordination with the police to catch poachers was not as good as it is today.

At the same time, we also had a huge shortage of state-of-the-art weapons and manpower.

The hunters used to take advantage of this.

But today's situation is totally different.

Now, along with modern weapons, we also have a special Rhino security force, technology and deadly commandos. 

The use of technology proved to be a game changer for us in the ongoing fight against poachers.

As a strategy against poachers, we have installed electronic eyes, thermal sensors, camera traps and night vision cameras throughout the park.

The use of drone surveillance and satellite phones has also proved to be very important for the forest guards.

We also have a quick response team to respond to any technical queries immediately.

This team is always on stand by to deal with any emergency.

At the same time, we have also received great help from the canine unit consisting of the famous Belgian Malinois dogs in reaching and stopping the poachers. 

The World Life Trust of India (WTI) has also been working for the past several decades in Kaziranga to raise awareness against poachers and to make people aware of any illegal trade.

Dr. Samsul Ali, Project Head of WTI in Kaziranga, said that at WTI, we tried to make the local people aware of this issue, but since there is a huge amount of money involved in the illegal wildlife market and poaching of rhinos, there is little response from the local people. People also joined these hunters.

This also happened because they felt that by doing this they can get a lot of money with less effort. 

Today, Kaziranga is home to the world's largest population of rhinos.

Thanks for the efforts of the task force.

Today these rhinos can now live in a protected environment and roam more safely than ever before in the elephant grasslands, marshy lakes and dense forests located in the park. 

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