{"id":61049,"date":"2025-08-28T12:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=61049"},"modified":"2025-08-28T13:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T07:59:47","slug":"gorumara-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gorumara-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorumara National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Gorumara National Park Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The population of one-horned rhinos has risen at the Gorumara National Park in Jalpaiguri with the birth of two rhinos recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Gorumara National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Jalpaiguri district of <\/span><b>West Bengal.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was declared a national park in 1992 and covers an area of approx 79.45 sq.km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated on the<\/span><b> bank of the Murti and Raidak rivers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0in the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/terai\/#:~:text=What%20is%20silt%3F-,About%20Terai,Brahmaputra%20River%20in%20the%20east.\" target=\"_blank\">Terai region<\/a> of Dooars on the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park is known for its rich diversity of flora and fauna and is home to many endangered species, especially the <\/span><b>one-horned rhinoceros.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typical flora include: <\/span><b>Sal forests with Common Teak, Rain Tree<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Shirish or Albizia lebbeck), and <\/span><b>Silk Cotton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Shimul or Bombax malabaricum) trees, <\/span><b>Bamboo groves, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terai grassland vegetation, and tropical riverine reeds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also home to numerous tropical orchids.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is home to many animals such as <\/span><b>Indian rhinoceros, Asian elephant,<\/b> <b>Indian bison,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leopard, sambar deer, barking deer, spotted deer, wild boar, and many species of birds, including peafowl, red jungle fowl, and the Indian hornbill.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Greater One-Horned Rhino<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The greater one-horned rhino, also known as the Indian rhinoceros, is the <\/span><b>largest of the three Asian rhinos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and, <\/span><b>together with African white rhinos, is the largest of all rhino species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Rhinoceros unicornis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be found in <\/span><b>India and Nepal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> particularly in the <\/span><b>foothills of the Himalayas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, Greater one-horned rhinos roamed freely in the floodplains and forests alongside the Brahmaputra, Ganges, and Indus River valley.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Kaziranga National Park in Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, India, contains the l<\/span><b>argest population (2,401).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Greater one-horned rhinos are<\/span><b> semi-aquatic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and often take up residence in <\/span><b>swamps, forests, riversides, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and anywhere that is near nutritious mineral licks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largest of the Asian rhinos, male Indian rhinos weigh approximately 2,200 kg (nearly 4,840 pounds) and range in height from 170 to 186 cm (67 to 73 inches) and are 368 to 380 cm (145 to 150 inches) long.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is identified by a <\/span><b>single black horn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about 8-25 inches <\/span><b>long and a grey-brown hide with skin folds, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which gives it an <\/span><b>armor-plated appearance.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species is <\/span><b>solitary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>except for females with small calves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Males maintain loosely defended territories.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rhino is <\/span><b>primarily a grazer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Its <\/span><b>diet <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">consists almost <\/span><b>entirely of grasses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but it also eats leaves, branches, fruit, and aquatic plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN Red List: Vulnerable.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/west-bengal\/two-rhino-calves-boost-gorumaras-population-a-rare-win-for-conservation-prnt\/cid\/2120088#goog_rewarded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TELE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gorumara National Park, in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, is known for its rich wildlife, especially Indian rhinoceroses. 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