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Overview and description

Description:
Asian Rhinos are threatened by the loss of forest, grasslands and marshland, usually caused by logging, agriculture or house-building. The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ SSC Asian Rhino Specialist Group (AsRSG) fosters ...
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Asian Rhinos are threatened by the loss of forest, grasslands and marshland, usually caused by logging, agriculture or house-building. The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ SSC Asian Rhino Specialist Group (AsRSG) fosters conservation and management of three species of Asian Rhinos and their habitats.

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Group leadership

Dr Bibhab TALUKDAR
Chair
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Bibhab Talukdar is a conservation biologist and involved in field research and applied conservation measures to secure rhinos in Asia. He is one of the founders of Aaranyak, a NGO based in India and currently the Secretary General & CEO of the organisation. He is also the Senior Advisor to International Rhino Foundation for Asian Rhinos

Bibhab Talukdar is a conservation biologist and involved in field research and applied conservation measures to secure rhinos in Asia. He is one of the founders of Aaranyak, a NGO based in India and ...

Dr Susie ELLIS
Red List Authority Coordinator
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More about the Specialist Group

The AfRSG guides and facilitates the conservation of viable African rhino populations across their natural range.

Objectives:

  1. To establish and enhance healthy and persistent rhino populations through advising and facilitating the efficient protection and dynamic biological management of African rhinos within their natural range
  2. To foster multiple values of rhinos for all peoples’ well-being through promoting sustainable conservation
  3. To facilitate ...
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More about the Specialist Group

The AfRSG guides and facilitates the conservation of viable African rhino populations across their natural range.

Objectives:

  1. To establish and enhance healthy and persistent rhino populations through advising and facilitating the efficient protection and dynamic biological management of African rhinos within their natural range
  2. To foster multiple values of rhinos for all peoples’ well-being through promoting sustainable conservation
  3. To facilitate research, collate information and report on the status of African rhinos to the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and other parties
  4. To support targeted communication to a wide range of stakeholders
  5. To ensure effective leadership through the capacity building and mentorship of the next generation of rhino conservationists
  6. To promote sustainable finance and good governance for African rhino conservation
  7. To manage, monitor and evaluate the Group via effective, efficient, and transparent governance
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MISSION
Foster conservation and management of three species of Asian rhinos and their habitats.

Specialist Group work

AsRSG exists to promote the conservation of the three endangered rhino species in Asia – the Javan, Sumatran, and Greater One-horned rhinos.

The AsRSG holds regular meetings to review the status of rhino populations in Asia and to develop recommendations for protecting and conserving priority populations. It has also developed an Asian Rhino Conservation Plan for range countries.

To inform conservation efforts, AsRSG assesses species for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened Species.

Learn about AsRSG’s work and results in 2023.

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Vulnerable Greater One-horned Rhino, Rhinoceros unicornis, Kaziranga, India. Credit: Bibhab Talukdar

Photo of Greater One Horned Rhino. Credit: Bibhab Kumar Talukdar

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