Rhino census to take place this winter   

Kathmandu- National Rhino Census is going to be conducted this winter.

The census is going to be conducted at four national parks of the country. Information Officer at the Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation, ecologist Hari Bhadra Acharya, said, adding that the Department had allocated eight million rupees for the rhino census.

Rhinos are found in Chitwan, Parsa, Bardia and Shuklaphanta national parks. Rhino census was conducted in 2015 before this.