Indian One horned Rhinoceros - Central Zoo Authority

Scope of the Studbook
The present studbook of one horned rhinoceros has been compiled for the India region
and the data used is current till July 31 st 2009.
Methods Used
The data collected for the compilation of the studbook by was way of field visits to
collect the data from the concerned zoos and through mailed questionnaire surveys.
The data collected was entered in SPARKS 1.54 and studbook report was generated
using the reports option. The SPARKS software was used to create ~.prn and ~.ped
files for demographic and genetic analyses by PM2000. PM 2000 was used to produce
the census report, life tables and population projections, as well as founder statistics,
inbreeding coefficients, possible pairings and population planning.
Status in Captivity
The population status of the living one horned rhinoceros captive population in Indian
zoos is presented below in table 1. There are 14 additional animals which have been
transferred to zoos outside the country however; PM2000 uses these animals for
analyses.
Table 1 Status of One horned rhinoceros in Indian Zoos
Sl. No. Zoo Name Male Female Total
1. Assam State Zoo, Guwahati, Assam 4 2 6
2. Alipore Zool. Garden 1 1 2
3. National Zoological Park 0 2 2
4. Nehru Zoological Park 0 1 1
5. Kanpur Zoological Park 3 2 5
6. Lucknow Zoological Gardens 1 0 1
7. Nandankanan Biological Park 1 0 1
8. Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park 4 6 10
9. Bhagwan Birsa Bilogical Park 0 1 1
10. Sepahijala Zoological Park 1 0 1
11. Trivandrum Zoo 2 0 2
12. Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Udyan 1 0 1
Total 18 15 33
Based on data provided by zoos
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