Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that in 2022 not a single rhinoceros was killed in Assam.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam said on Tuesday that in 2022 not a single rhino has been killed in Assam. The use of “sophisticated technology” along with tight vigil by armed commandos and forest personnel helped Assam achieve this goal. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state has achieved minimum achievement after 20 years. “Sharle It’s been 20-25 years, when Assam has not reported a single rhino poaching in a year.”
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The last poaching incident took place on December 28, 2021 at Hilakunda, Kohora in Golaghat district. In June 2021, the Assam government constituted a 22-member task force headed by Special Police Officer (Law and Order) GP Singh and armed commandos to crack down and crack down on poachers. The government had additionally constituted a 22-member task force, comprising at least 11 senior forest officers and SPs of the dean and six wildlife officials, to probe the poaching. These include Gheraghat, Nagaon, Karbi Anglong, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Morigaon, Baksa, Chirang, Barpeta and Majuli.
Poaching of at least 27 rhinos in 2013 and 2014 had become a serious concern for the state. At least 18 rhinos were killed in 2016. This was followed by a decrease in numbers with only one rhino poaching in 2021. Kaziranga National Park is now home to 2,613 panthers and their numbers are increasing according to the latest census data from the National Parks Authority. To send a clear message to poachers that rhinoceros syringes have no medicinal or responsible function, the Assam government publicly burned a store of 2,479 syringes in September. Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam then said, “The use of Ganda lions for medicinal effect is a myth.”
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