<p>"The ID-based monitoring programme will help keep a close watch on every individual rhino in the reserve besides studying their behavioural changes," Director, DTR, Shailesh Prasad said.<br /><br />At present, monitoring of rhinos is done through manual and elephant patrolling. However, after the identity-based programme, the authorities will be able to monitor the movements of every individual rhino.<br /><br />"Similar identity-based monitoring programme is in progress in Chitwan Park in neighbouring Nepal, where the rhinos are being allotted unique identity numbers," deputy director of DTR Ganesh Bhat said.<br /><br />He said a letter has been sent to the government to seek their permission to go Nepal for preliminary study of the ID-based monitoring programme. Elaborating upon the programme, Prasad said it relies upon the distinctive characteristics of every rhino, which is distinguished from its fellows on the basis of its uni-horn, back portion, jaws etc.<br /><br />"These distinctive features of every rhino will be photographed and digitised in a computer to make a complete database of a particular rhino and a distinctive identity number will be awarded thereafter," the authorities said. They said during monitoring, the photographs would be matched with the earlier-prepared database.</p>
<p>"The ID-based monitoring programme will help keep a close watch on every individual rhino in the reserve besides studying their behavioural changes," Director, DTR, Shailesh Prasad said.<br /><br />At present, monitoring of rhinos is done through manual and elephant patrolling. However, after the identity-based programme, the authorities will be able to monitor the movements of every individual rhino.<br /><br />"Similar identity-based monitoring programme is in progress in Chitwan Park in neighbouring Nepal, where the rhinos are being allotted unique identity numbers," deputy director of DTR Ganesh Bhat said.<br /><br />He said a letter has been sent to the government to seek their permission to go Nepal for preliminary study of the ID-based monitoring programme. Elaborating upon the programme, Prasad said it relies upon the distinctive characteristics of every rhino, which is distinguished from its fellows on the basis of its uni-horn, back portion, jaws etc.<br /><br />"These distinctive features of every rhino will be photographed and digitised in a computer to make a complete database of a particular rhino and a distinctive identity number will be awarded thereafter," the authorities said. They said during monitoring, the photographs would be matched with the earlier-prepared database.</p>