Silchar, Sept. 13 -- The global population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros has reached a record 4,075, with Assam accounting for nearly 80% of the species' population and Kaziranga National Park alone sheltering more than 2,600 rhinos, state forest minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said.

According to him, the global population of one-horned rhinoceroses was fewer than 100 in the early 1900s but has now crossed the 4,000 mark for the first time, and Assam's contribution to this is particularly significant.

"India is home to 3,323 rhinos, while Nepal has around 752. Assam's success in protecting the greater one-horned rhinoceros is contributing significantly to one of the world's most encouraging wildlife conservation recoveries," he wrot...