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On 15 September 2026, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state has 3,260 greater one-horned rhinos - about 80% of the world's population.
The global population is estimated at 4,075: about 3,323 in India and 752 in Nepal, up from fewer than 100 animals in the early 1900s.
Kaziranga National Park holds more than 2,600 rhinos and Manas 40-50; the species also lives in Orang and Pobitora.
Assam recorded zero rhino poaching in 2025 - only the second such year since the 1970s after 2022 - and an 86% fall in poaching since 2016.
Global population below 100
Kaziranga and Manas inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Kaziranga census counts 2,413 rhinos
Census: 2,613 in Kaziranga, 2,895 in Assam; first year of zero rhino poaching in Assam since the 1970s
Zero rhino poaching in Assam for the second time
CM announces 3,260 rhinos in Assam, 80% of the global 4,075
The rhino has the highest level of protection in India; poaching and horn trade attract the strictest penalties.
International commercial trade in rhinos and rhino horn is prohibited.
Publishes the Red List that classes the greater one-horned rhino as Vulnerable
GS Paper III > Environment > Species conservation; Prelims > Protected areas
General Awareness > National parks and wildlife
In which state is the Kaziranga National Park located?
Answer: Assam
Consider the following statements: 1. Asiatic lion is naturally found in India only. 2. Double-humped camel is naturally found in India only. 3. One-horned rhinoceros is naturally found in India only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1 only
Scientific name of the greater one-horned or Indian rhinoceros.
IUCN Red List category for species at high risk of extinction in the wild, one step below Endangered.
The Wildlife (Protection) Act list giving species the highest legal protection.