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The Bihar government will form a 'Rhino Task Force' to recommend ways for reintroducing a rhino conservation scheme in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district. The state's wildlife authorities have noticed a significant growth in the tiger population in VTR, encouraging them to focus on recovering the region's rhino population. Currently, there is just one rhino in VTR and 14 at Patna Zoo, but with the formation of the 'Rhino Task Force,' officials hope to bring more rhino back to the reserve.
The Rhino Conservation Scheme
The Valmiki Tiger Reserve has been identified as a potential site under the National Rhino Conservation Scheme, where rhino from other reserves in the country could be relocated. A committee was formed roughly two years ago to analyze the environment and security circumstances in VTR and to recommend strategies for rhino reintroduction.
Plan For Reintroduction
The group, which was formed two years ago, recently delivered its report, and based on its suggestions, the state government of Bihar formed the 'Rhino Task Force,' which will be responsible for developing steps to successfully implement the reintroduction project.
Over the next two years, the initiative seeks to boost rhino-bearing areas in VTR by 5%. This will entail moving rhinos from crowded habitat to designated places within the reserve, such as Ganauli and Madanpur, to allow for increased breeding and multiplication.
The Role Of India In Rhino Conservation
With nearly 75% of the world's rhino population residing in India, and more than 93% of the Indian rhino population living in only one protected region in Assam - the Kaziranga National Park - India plays a critical role in the protection of one-horned rhinoceros.
Valmiki Tiger Reserve
Valimik Tiger Reserve, located in Bihar's West Champaran district, was formed as the 18th tiger reserve in 1990 and ranks fourth in terms of tiger population density. The Valimiki Sanctuary's core area is 909.86 square kilometers, which has been taken up by the VTR.
Tiger numbers at VTR have lately increased by 75%, from 31 in 2018 to 54 in 2022. In the last four years, there has been an increase of 23 tigers. The Bihar government, encouraged by the dramatic growth in tiger population at VTR, has also begun the process of converting the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary (KWC) into another tiger reserve or 'tiger bearing landscape' in the state.
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