Q. Consider the following statements about the Indian Rhino Vision 2020: - It is a partnership between the Assam Forest Department, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF).
- It aims to attain a wild population of at least 30,000 greater one-horned rhinos spread over seven protected areas in the Indian state of Assam by the year 2020.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer:
1 Only
Notes: First statement is correct. Indian Rhino Vision (IRV) 2020 is a partnership between the Assam Forest Department, the Bodoland Territorial Council, and World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), International Rhino Foundation (IRF), and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Second statement is incorrect because the goal is to have a wild population of at least 3,000 (
not 30,000) Greater one-horned rhinos in the Indian state of Assam– spread over seven protected areas– by the year 2020.