 Reference Base  The greater one-horned rhino of Assam is threatened by po... |
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Asia - South Asia - India |
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Distribution - Records |
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Asian Rhino Species |
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Assam in north-east India (see map) was once home to all three species of Asian rhinos. They inhabited most of the floodplain of the Indo-gangetic and Brahmaputra riverine tracts and the neighbouring foothills. Human settlement, habitat destruction for crops and hunting, however, led to the killing and loss of almost all of the rhinos by the start of the 20th century.
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