New arrival ushers hope for Rhino in Dudhwa

[Ranbir Mahapatra]

I second Sabyasachi's observation.

Lack of strategic planning has probably fleeced the Dudhwa story of its otherwise commendable pat on the back.

If the officers have managed to grow the rhino population to 30+ from a handful in the last two decades, they ought to be congratulated on their successful relocation program. Others can learn from this for sure.

This does make me think...

Probably one reason for the thriving rhino population was the small size of the "enclosure" - 27sqkm - making it easier / manageable for forest officers to cover the enclosure. Also the man made enclosure (electric fence?) created a classic virgin wild track - unhindered by human habitation etc.

This conclusively proves that conservation can be a success story by replicating dudhwa rhino kind of setup on a much much larger scale. Hence key to India's conservation are more armed officer for every sqkm, fencing and strict removal of human interference from the wild habitats.

Amen to that!