2020 programme to protect and increase the population of the one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). This ambitious project, called the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020), was launched in 2005 in response to the declining population of rhinos in Assam.
IVR 2020 is a partnership among the Government of Assam, the International Rhino Foundation, the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Bodoland Territorial Council, and the U.S. Fish & World Wildlife foundation.
Its main aim was to attain a population of 3,000 wild one-horned rhinos in seven of AssamтАЩs protected areas by the year 2020.
Procedure to protect & increase the population of Rhinos: The horns of rhinos will be trimmed before their translocation to Laokhowa-Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary in Nagaon district of the state.
Rhinos are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red list of Threatened Species.
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