Photos
Caught in the floods
A one-horned rhinoceros in the floodwaters at Agaratoli under Kaziranga National Park, Assam on August 2, 2009. The 430 sq km sanctuary is home to the world's largest single concentration of the greater one-horned rhinoceros. In all, 2,048 rhinos were found in Kaziranga National Park, followed by 64 in Orang National Park, 84 in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, and five in Manas National Park, in the last census in the state. In all, 132 persons have been arrested for poaching 46 rhinos in Assam since 2006. Nine rhinos were poached in 2006, 21 in 2007 and 16 in 2008, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said recently.
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Hemanta Kumar Nath
Caught in the floods
A one-horned rhinoceros in the floodwaters at Agaratoli under Kaziranga National Park, Assam on August 2, 2009. The 430 sq km sanctuary is home to the world's largest single concentration of the greater one-horned rhinoceros. In all, 2,048 rhinos were found in Kaziranga National Park, followed by 64 in Orang National Park, 84 in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, and five in Manas National Park, in the last census in the state. In all, 132 persons have been arrested for poaching 46 rhinos in Assam since 2006. Nine rhinos were poached in 2006, 21 in 2007 and 16 in 2008, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said recently.
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Hemanta Kumar Nath
Drinking water
A women helps an elephant to drinking water at a tubewell in Agaratoli under Kaziranga National Park, 114 km from Nagaon, Assam on August 2, 2009.
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Hemanta Kumar Nath
On the lookout
Forest officials on duty on the NH-37 to enforce a 40 km/hr speed limit for vehicles that run through the Kaziranga National Park, on August 1, 2009. Animals in the park, such as rhinos and deer, have fallen prey both to poachers on the prowl while seeking high ground during floods, as well as careless drivers who zip through the park at high speed. Security has been beefed up inside the 430 sq km protected area which is home to the world's largest concentration of the one-horned rhinoceros.
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Hemanta Kumar Nath
On the lookout
Forest officials on duty on the NH-37 to enforce a 40 km/hr speed limit for vehicles that run through the Kaziranga National Park, on August 1, 2009. Animals in the park, such as rhinos and deer, have fallen prey both to poachers on the prowl while seeking high ground during floods, as well as careless drivers who zip through the park at high speed. Security has been beefed up inside the 430 sq km protected area which is home to the world's largest concentration of the one-horned rhinoceros.
Copyright:
Hemanta Kumar Nath
Notice
The Northeast Vigil website ran from 1999 to 2009. It is not operated or maintained anymore. It has been put up here solely for archival sentiments.
Parts of the old website, especially the extremely popular dams issue, have been resurrected. Other archived material will be uploaded here as and when I am able to salvage those. If at all.
— Subir Ghosh
Parts of the old website, especially the extremely popular dams issue, have been resurrected. Other archived material will be uploaded here as and when I am able to salvage those. If at all.
— Subir Ghosh
Notice
The Northeast Vigil website ran from 1999 to 2009. It is not operated or maintained anymore. It has been put up here solely for archival sentiments.
Parts of the old website, especially the extremely popular dams issue, have been resurrected. Other archived material will be uploaded here as and when I am able to salvage those. If at all.
— Subir Ghosh
Parts of the old website, especially the extremely popular dams issue, have been resurrected. Other archived material will be uploaded here as and when I am able to salvage those. If at all.
— Subir Ghosh