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Rhino Specialist Group takes on trans-boundary Regional efforts towards Asian one-horned rhino conservation received impetus thanks to the success of the second Asian Rhino Specialist Group (AsRSG) expert workshop that took place in Kaziranga National Park, India, from March 3-5, 2007. The three-day workshop saw the participation of rhino experts and conservationists who shared their knowledge and discussed issues to address future challenges for this species. The broad-ranging presentations provided a complete overview of current rhino and horn stockpiles status in Nepal and India, rhino translocation, rehabilitation and census methodology, poaching threats, Indian Rhino Vision 2020, and Rhino Action Plan of Nepal. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together conservation practitioners and government officials of Nepal and India, exchange ideas and share experiences on rhino conservation initiatives, and discuss at length the status of rhinoceros in different protected areas of Nepal and India and its related research work. The workshop explored how core competencies speak to these changing contexts and how conservationists can pursue rhino conservation vision more effectively in future. Said Mr. Prabhu Budhathoki, Country Representative of IUCN Nepal, "We see this workshop as an important opportunity to strengthen and broaden partnerships between the members of the Asian Rhino Specialist Group and devise strategies for trans-boundary cooperation for the conservation of rhinoceros in South Asia." "We hope that this workshop will help the rhino conservation community to generate a more powerful voice, political will and resource for the conservation of rhinoceros in South Asia," Mr. Budhathoki added. The workshop was jointly organised by the AsRSG for South Asia, IUCN Nepal, WWF Nepal and Kaziranga National Park. For more information, please contact:
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