The Weekly Anthropocene, January 25 2023
Dispatches Against Despair from the Wild, Weird World of Humanity and its Biosphere
Wildlife
In 2022, not a single Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis1) was killed by poachers in India’s Kaziranga National Park, a key stronghold for the species. This was the first time since 1977 that an entire year passed with zero rhino poaching in Kaziranga! And that’s really disproportionately good for the entire species, as Kaziranga is home to over 2,200 rhinos, more than 60% of the entire wild population. The species is doing very well overall, too: there are 3,700 wild Indian rhinos today, up from around 200 in 1900! Great news.
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