Question

Write about the following projects -: (1) Rhino projects (2) Vulture projects

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1) Rhino Project
The Indian Rhino Vision 2020 was launched in the year 2005. The main aim of this project was to conserve and increase the wild population of one-horned rhinos to above 3000. This project covers seven protected areas in Assam.
The Kaziranga National park in Assam holds the highest number of the rhino population. With the turn of the century the population of the one-horned rhinos dropped to a mere 200 rhinos in northern India and Nepal. The rhino population was threatened due to poaching and habitat loss.
Since 2005 the IRF and Indian Rhino vision 2020 are working together to protect and monitor the existing population of the rhinos.

2) Vulture projects: Since late 1990 the population of the white-backed vultures was decreasing at an alarming rate. To study the cause of their death the White-backed vultures were rescued from Keoladeo National park in Rajasthan.
A VCC Vulture Care centre was set up in Pinjore, Haryana. The aim of this center was to find out the reason for the decline in the population. It aims at saving three species of vultures, the White-backed, Long-billed and Slender-billed, from extinction. Vultures from other states such as Haryana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh were too brought in.
The main cause of their decline was diclofenac drug which was given to cattle to treat pain and inflammation. With the efforts of Vulture Care centre in Pinjore, the government banned the diclofenac drug in the country. Today there are 9 Vulture conservation and Breeding centres for protection of the vultures.

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