Although the number of rhinos went up after the end of the conflict, poaching activities have only increased in the national park in the recent days.
A separate rhino monitoring mechanism has been introduced this month to celebrate year 2010 as the base year of rhinos, but the program has not proved effective till date to control poaching.
The new monitoring mechanism was introduced as the traditional rhino counting once in five years was not sufficient to realize the status of rhinos. However, the mechanism is yet to finalize measures to track and stop poaching.
Data show that there were 81 to 100 rhinos in 1967. In 1994, the number increased to 466. The next counting in 2000 showed that the rhino number had increased to 544. Officials say that conservation efforts increased the rhino numbers but the number decreased to 372 in 2005 because of increased poaching.
Park officials are opting various measures to tackle this recent problem but analysts say that the main reason of increased poaching is the lack of security in the park. While there were only five security posts in the park previously, since 2008 the number of posts have been increased to 45. Beside this, the park has also increased day and night patrolling. It has also introduced air patrolling, spying and improved security techniques.
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