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Recently field observers counted 408 rhinos over two weeks in Royal Chitwan National Park, one of the last remaining strongholds for the endangered animals.Preliminary numbers from the census suggest an increase from 2005, when observers reported seeing only 372 rhinos in the park.Rhino numbers in other parts of the country have remained stable, with preliminary counts suggesting there are 31 rhinos in Royal Bardia National Park and 6 in the Royal Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, both in western Nepal.A healthier sex ratio as well as gradual improvements in habitat management have helped boost rhino ...
