Gorumara National Park:
The population of one-horned rhinos has risen at the Gorumara National Park in Jalpaiguri with the birth of two rhinos recently.
- Gorumara National Park is located in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
- It was declared a national park in 1992 and covers an area of approx 79.45 sq.km.
- It is situated on the bank of the Murti and Raidak rivers in the Terai region of Dooars on the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.
- The park is known for its rich diversity of flora and fauna and is home to many endangered species, especially the one-horned rhinoceros.
- The greater one-horned rhino, also known as the Indian rhinoceros, is the largest of the three Asian rhinos and, together with African white rhinos, is the largest of all rhino species.
- Scientific Name: Rhinoceros unicornis
- It can be found in India and Nepal, particularly in the foothills of the Himalayas.
- In the past, Greater one-horned rhinos roamed freely in the floodplains and forests alongside the Brahmaputra, Ganges, and Indus River valley.
- Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India, contains the largest population (2,401).
- The rhino is primarily a grazer. Its diet consists almost entirely of grasses, but it also eats leaves, branches, fruit, and aquatic plants.
- Conservation Status: IUCN Red List: Vulnerable.