Guwahati, May 11 -- By Sneha Mahale/Mongabay

The greater one-horned rhinoceros was once wiped out from Assam's Manas National Park (MNP), marking a major conservation setback. The rhino population, however, was re-established through the wild-to-wild translocation under the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV2020) and rhino rehabilitation programmes.

A recent study on the re-established population, introduced through two routes - translocation from other protected areas, and rehabilitation and release - between 2012 and 2021 offers encouraging signs of adaptation in their restored habitat. The study also followed the first generation (F1) of rhinos born in Manas.

Manas National Park lies in Assam's Chirang and Baksa districts in northeast In...