Rhino calf moved from Kaziranga to Manas National Park

A rescued rhino calf was today translocated to the Manas National Park where it would be kept with an orphaned rhino calf under watchful eyes for a few years before forest officials release them in the wild.
The rescued rhino calf-'Purabi'- was under care at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Assam before translocating here to increase the rehabilitation prospects of orphaned rhino calf 'Dwimalu', CWRC sources said.
At Manas National Park, both the calves would be kept together for a few years before being released in the wild, they said.
"In wildlife rehabilitation, it is always advisable to hand-raise orphan calves together in the initial stages of their rehabilitation procedure to avoid stress level in the calves," explained Dr Rathin Barman Deputy Director, Wildlife Trust of India and in-charge of CWRC.

'Purabi' was separated from its mother during the floods in 2012 in Kaziranga National Park and rescued by the Assam Forest Department and local people near Haldibari area and admitted to the CWRC, the sources said.
Male calf 'Dwimalu' was just a few weeks old when rescued and its mother was one of the wild rhinos translocated under the government's Indian Rhino Vision 2020, but was killed by poachers earlier this year.
Since April, it is reared by the forest department authorities assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India- International Fund for Animal Welfare (WTI-IFAW).