About Greater One-Horned Rhino 

• The greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) is the largest of the rhino species. It is also known as Indian rhino. 
• Once widespread across the entire northern part of the Indian subcontinent, rhino populations plummeted as they were hunted for sport or killed as agricultural pests. 
• This pushed the species very close to extinction and by the start of the 20th century, around 200 wild greater one-horned rhinos remained.
• The recovery of the greater one-horned rhino is among the greatest conservation success stories in Asia. Thanks to strict protection and management from Indian and Nepalese wildlife authorities, the greater one-horned rhino was brought back from the brink. 
• At present, the greater one-horned rhino lives in northern India and southern Nepal, in riverine (floodplain) grasslands and adjacent woodland.
• Protection Status: IUCN Red List: Vulnerable; CITES: Appendix I; Wildlife Protection Act (1972): Schedule I.
  

Why in News?

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi complimented the people of Assam for their efforts toward rhino conservation in the state after zero poaching incidents were reported in 2022.

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