The other protected areas where translocation would take place in a phased manner are the Laokhowa-Burhachapori-Kochmora sanctuary, Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Orang National Park. Among these, Orang already has a sizeable rhino population, whereas Laokhowa had witnessed a total annihilation of its 50-odd rhino population due to rampant poaching in the 1980s.
While Assam has over 2000 rhinos currently distributed in three areas — Kaziranga National Park, Orang National Park and Pobitora wildlife sanctuary — the state has lost as many as 67 rhinos to poachers between 2001 and 2007. This year too, the state has already lost five rhinos, most of them killed in and around Kaziranga.
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