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Bist, S.S., 1994. Population history of Great Indian rhinoceros in North Bengal and major factors influencing the same. Zoos Print 9 (3-4): 42-51
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Asia - South Asia - India |
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Distribution - Records |
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Indian Rhino |
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Rhinos in the Sankosh-Rydak region moved freely across the Assam-bengal border and contained two separate, though overlapping subpopulations, viz. Buxa population ... and the Garodhat sub-population in Cooch Behar district, occupying the forests and adjoining grass-lands in Atiamochar and Nagurhat.
Garodhat happened to be the exclusive hunting reserve of the maharaja of Cooch Behar. Between 1877 and 1897, as many as 104 rhinos were killed and 18 rhinos were injured in and around Garodhat reserve - the largest number in 1886 was 18. It appears that Garodhat had one of the largest concentrations of rhinos in North Bengal. It was also the first region in North Bengal where the rhino became extinct. By 1930, rhinos were stated to be non-existant in the region.
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