Anti-poaching efforts help boost rare rhino numbers in India

A one-horned rhinoceros crosses a road meant for safaris in Kaziranga national park (AP)

Rare one-horned rhinos that roam Kaziranga National Park in north-eastern India have been increasing in number, thanks to stronger police efforts against poaching and artificial mud platforms that keep the animals safe from floods.

Those successful conservation efforts helped raise the park’s rhino population by 200 in the past four years, park census figures showed.