Rhino census ends in Assam's Kaziranga National Park

A total of 102 rhinos have been counted in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, up from 93 during the last count, during the latest census carried out by the Assam's forest department.

The forest officials count a horned rhinoceros from on top of an elephant during a rhino census at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. | AP 

A one-horned rhinoceros walks inside the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. | AP

A mahout prepares elephants before a rhino census at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. | AP

Forest officials on an elephant count one-horned rhinoceros during a rhino census at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. | AP

A one-horned rhinoceros stands inside the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. | AP

The forest officials patrol during a rhino census at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. | AP