Back to the Wild Two Greater One-Horned Rhinos Free-Ranged at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve

The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department has reintroduced two more greater one-horned rhinos into the wild at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. This translocation effort, aimed at establishing free-ranging rhinos and enhancing their population in India's Terai region, was carried out on March 27, 2025, with the support of government officials, field personnel, veterinarians, rhino specialists, and mahouts.

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The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department has free-ranged another two greater one-horned rhinos at the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. The rhino translocation exercise aimed at introducing free-ranging rhinos and increasing their population in India's Terai region was conducted on March 27, 2025 with support from government officials, field workers, vets, rhino experts, and mahouts.

The minutely planned and tediously conducted exercise involved translocating two rhinos from a crash of around 46 animals in containment for over four decades inside the 27-sq. km fenced rehabilitation area at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.

A male and a female rhino aged between 15 and 20 years were identified and tracked with the support of the camp elephants and their trained mahouts.

Specialized teams of experts then helped to tranquilize the rhinos, moved them and released them after checking their health parameters.