Nepal, in a bid to create a new rhino population, pauses to take stock

THAKURDWARA, Nepal — Staff at Bardia National Park in mid-western Nepal have been looking after a “special guest” for the last eight years. The inmate, an Indian or greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) born in Chitwan National Park in central Nepal, is confined to a 67-square-meter (720-square-foot) enclosure. “We call him Vikram,” says Ramesh Kumar … Continue reading Nepal, in a bid to create a new rhino population, pauses to take stock