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Flood in Pobitora
Why is it in News?
- Assam floods forced rhinos of Pobitora to take shelter in houses.
Pobitora wildlife sanctuary:
- Pobitora is a sanctuary located in the floodplains of the Brahmaputra river in Morigaon district of Assam.
- It was earlier a grazing reserve and notified as a wildlife sanctuary in 1998.
- Pobitora has the highest density (102 rhinos in a 16 sq km area) of rhino population in the world.
- Apart from rhinos, feral buffaloes, wild boar also inhabit the sanctuary.
- Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020):
(1) It is a joint programme of the Department of Environment & Forests, Govt of Assam, WWF India, the International Rhino Foundation and the US fish & wildlife service
(2) Six rhinos were translocated from Pobitora and re-introduced into the Manas National Park between December 2010 and January 2011 under this vision.
(3) Earlier, under the same programme, two rhinos were translocated from Pobitora to Manas National Park in 2008.