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Lost rhinoceroses of Bangladesh 

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Muntasir Akash
19 January, 2022, 03:55 pm
Last modified: 19 January, 2022, 06:18 pm

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Lost rhinoceroses of Bangladesh 

Bangladesh was once a biogeographical wonder for holding all three Asian rhinoceroses. 

Muntasir Akash
19 January, 2022, 03:55 pm
Last modified: 19 January, 2022, 06:18 pm
Indian Rhinoceros. Photo: Collected
Indian Rhinoceros. Photo: Collected

The Indian, Sumatran and Javan—all of the three rhinoceroses of Asia once roamed the land, which we today call Bangladesh. 

From the Sundarbans, to the coastal marshes, to the forests of eastern Bangladesh—rhinoceroses stomped and grazed with pride. By the late 19th century, rhinoceroses ceased to exist in the mangroves and marshes. 

Although they may have enjoyed a little respite for a little longer in the rugged terrains of the Hill Tracts, today, all three rhinoceroses are severely threatened with extinction. 

Javan Rhinoceros. Photo: Collected
Javan Rhinoceros. Photo: Collected

Species profile and global status

Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) vulnerable 

Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) critically endangered 

Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) critically endangered 

Of the three, the Indian rhinoceros is somewhat in a stable state. Spread across the plains of Nepal and eastern India, today, they are numbered around 4,000 individuals. The Sumatran and Javan rhinoceroses are truly on their last legs as only a few 100 specimens are surviving in the ever-vanishing jungles of the Indonesian archipelago. 

Sumatran Rhinoceros. Photo: Collected
Sumatran Rhinoceros. Photo: Collected

Several breeding programmes have been taken to save these rhinos, but there has been no mentionable success so far. The female Sumatran rhinoceros called 'Begum' was perhaps the last of its kind that had been collected from the Sundarbans and later shown at the London Zoo from 15 February 1872 to 31 August 1900.
 

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