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Asia - South Asia - India |
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Distribution - Records |
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Indian Rhino |
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1997, Budget for Kaziranga dropped from $ 831000 in 1996/97 to $ 581000 in 1997/98. Damaged roads and bridges after monsoon cannot be rapired. Entry of buses had to be stopped as bridges were too fragile. Numbers of visitors fell from 49,282 in 1994/5 to 15,692 in 1996/7. Salaries are sometimes delayed for months. Patrol work has been seriously hampered.
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Assam's field staff struggle to protect rhinos
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