World Rhino Day is observed annually on 22nd September to raise awareness and support for the world’s five surviving rhino species. Meanwhile, an Indian state has been spotlighted for its important role regarding the same. Assam, the picturesque north-eastern state popular for its wildlife, archeological sites and tea plantations is home to an overwhelming number of the world’s greater one-horned rhinoceros population which is found in Kaziranga National Park. It is a World Heritage Site renowned for its towering grasslands, wetlands and jungles.

The park currently hosts over 3000 rhinos or approximately 70% owing to decades of concentrated conservation efforts by the Indian and Assamese governments. As of 2024, there are over 4,000 rhinos in Assam which is an astonishing rise from just a

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