Greater One Horned Rhino

Greater One Horned Rhino

Darted rhino. The translocation of ten Greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) from Royal Chitwan National Park to Royal Bardia National Park is a joint initiative of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation and WWF Nepal Program. . By establishing a new, viable population of rhinos in Bardia, human-rhino interactions are not only reduced in Chitwan but so is the threat of extinction should a natural or other disaster hit Chitwan. 2003. Terai Arc, Nepal