India, Jan. 21 -- Two one-horned rhinoceroses orphaned during floods in 2020 and 2021 were translocated from Assam's Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) to Kaziranga National Park on Tuesday.

Chandra, 5, and Kanai, 4, the two, will stay in a pre-release enclosure at Kaziranga to acclimatise to the wild before their final release, as per internationally accepted conservation translocation protocols.

Officials said both animals are in good health and that they were translocated after permission from Assam's Chief Wildlife Warden under the Wildlife (Protection) Act. A site selection committee was constituted to identify suitable locations for the pre-release enclosure.

Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve field...