Manh National Park in Assam Once completely extinct, the rhino population is growing again and a recent study has revealed promising results. Elephants translocated and rehabilitated from Kaziranga and Pavitra under the Indian Elephant Mission 2020 have adapted to the environment in Manha and have successfully given birth to calves. According to the survey, a total of 35 rhino calves will be born in Manah by 2012, and of these, 19 calves have been identified as translocated and nine as rehabilitated. Most importantly, the first generation of elephants born at Manah has now started calving which has brought new blessings to elephant breeding in the park.
Researchers have found that elephants in Manah give birth to most of their calves during the rainy season because there is ample food and water in the park during that time. However, there are some differences between translocated rhinos and rescued rhinos. The wild elephants brought from Kaziranga prefer to live in the deep forests of the park and cover an area of about 339 square kilometers. On the other hand, human-reared and released elephants have a range of only 52 square kilometers and are often seen wandering into human areas. A new generation of elephants born in Manahat has chosen a path between the two environments.
While this success is good news for the government and conservationists, experts believe that the future of the Manah rhino is still not entirely secure. In the past, several male rhinos were killed by poachers, which hindered the breeding of rhinos. Also, breeding between rhinos of the same family can lead to genetic problems. Hence, the researchers suggest that new elephants should be brought here from Kaziranga and Pavitra from time to time to strengthen the elephant population in Manah. Not just protection, more emphasis should be placed on destroying weeds in the park’s grasslands and keeping water sources clean so that Manah can once again become one of the world’s best elephant habitats in the future.
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