Pranjal Baruah, Forest Range Officer at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, on Wednesday told ANI that the rhino died of natural causes and that the horn was recovered for safekeeping.
The authority of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam's Morigaon district on Friday carried out the Asian Water Bird Census for the year 2026, in collaboration with Aranyak, Assam Bird Monitoring Network, local bird experts, students and Pobitora Jeep Safari Owner's Association, Mayong.
The sanctuary, well-known as the home of the highest density of one-horned rhinoceroses in India, has seen the arrival of these birds since early November, drawing both domestic and international tourists.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by Assam Forest Minister Chandramohan Patowary, who formally declared the Sanctuary open for visitors, especially for the Jeep Safari.
A total of 104 hatchlings of three turtle species--the Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans), Indian Tent Turtle (Pangshura tentoria), and Ganges Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia gangetica)--were released on Saturday at Hadug Beel in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam's Morigaon distric
Cyclists participating in the final leg of Ride for Conservation today included Arif Hussain, Swapan Nath, Suraj Bawri, Diganta Kumar Das, Luson Prakash Gogoi, Ankur Barman, Shyam Urang, Jahir Uddin Ahmed, Bipul Ganju, Shiva Sarkar, Nagar Basi Mandal, and Vishal Raj Khanikar.
During the drive, more than 200 individuals from Rajamayong Village and the Forest Department of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary participated, collecting and disposing of a huge quantity of one-time-use plastic from the picnic spots and roadside of the Pobitora-Kamarpur Road, which spans approxi
The carcass of a male rhino with its horn intact was found inside the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam's Morigaon district on Friday evening, officials said.
As part of this initiative, Aaranyak, in collaboration with the wildlife sanctuary authority, local NGO SHIPA and with support from IUCN CAG organised another programme on August 18 at various locations within Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary.
As a part of a three-day campaign of Parthenium Free Pobitora, on the first day on Saturday, about a 5.2 hectares area of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam's Morigaon district was cleared of Parthenium or Congress grass, an invasive weed, by the forest staff.
The Seven Sisters Development Assistance (SESTA) in collaboration with Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam's Morigaon district, on Monday organised an awareness programme regarding an initiative of massive plantation drive in Mayong area as a measure to mitigate climate change and also to p