In Nepal, some rhinos have stopped returning to the wild.
Instead, they’re strolling through villages, grazing on lawns, and wandering the streets of Chitwan.

What began as a conservation success — the revival of the greater one-horned rhinoceros — has led to an unexpected chapter.
Once nearly wiped out, their numbers in Chitwan National Park have grown past 750.
But with shrinking forests and expanding towns, the line between wild and human life has blurred.

Locals now wake to the sound of rustling leaves outside their homes — and sometimes, a three-ton visitor eating their crops.
For most, it’s awe mixed with fear.
Rhinos trample fences, destroy gardens, even cause traffic jams.
Yet few villagers wish them gone. In Nepal, they’re symbols of pride — proof that protection works.

Still, scientists warn this coexistence comes at a cost.
Urban rhinos lose their wariness, growing too comfortable around people.
Some are hit by vehicles or fall into ditches. Others are simply too used to town life to ever return to the forests.

In a way, these rhinos mirror us — thriving, adapting, and struggling to share the same land we’ve taken.
Not wild, not tame — just trying to survive in a world that keeps closing in.

📚 Sources:
– The Guardian – “Sauntering on streets and grazing on lawns: what happens when rhinos move into town?”
– BBC Earth – “Rhinos of Nepal: A Conservation Comeback.”
– National Geographic – “The Fragile Coexistence Between Humans and Wildlife in South Asia.”

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