India, May 12 -- Ten years of tracking reintroduced rhinos in Manas National Park of Assam has revealed a promising story of resilience and adaptation. While the study shows encouraging signs of reproduction, it also highlights fascinating variations in breeding and movement patterns among different rhino groups. However, researchers warn that the job isn't over. To protect this growing population from the long-term risks of inbreeding, continued introductions and steadfast protection remain the keys to a thriving, wild future in Assam. Mongabay India correspondent Sneha Mahale reports

The greater one-horned rhinoceros was once wiped out from Assam's Manas National Park (MNP), marking a major conservation setback. The rhino population, h...