KAZIRANGA, Jan. 21 -- Even as Kaziranga National Park grapples with a problem of plenty with herbivore populations, including that of the rhino ' its flagship species ' increasing every year, serious space constraint looms large over the celebrated rhino-land as unabated erosion by the Brahmaputra continues to erode its landmass.
Erosion has been particularly severe at the Agoratoli Range, the easternmost part of the park. Worryingly, a good portion of the rhino habitat in the area has been lost in the Brahmaputra that runs parallel to the park along its entire northern boundary.
This has effectively led to a decline in the rhino numbers at Agoratoli. Conservationists feel that if left unaddressed, the issue can turn grave, given that a s...