Nepal to gift China 2 pairs of rhinos

KATHMANDU: The Nepal government decided on Sunday to donate two pairs of one-horned rhinos to China. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister

Published on: Jul 11, 2016, 08:27:17 IST

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KATHMANDU: The Nepal government decided on Sunday to donate two pairs of one-horned rhinos to China. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s official residence. China had requested Nepal to gift two pairs of rhinos during forest minister Agni Sapkota’s visit to the northern neighbour in January. The request was reiterated during Oli’s China trip in March. During Sapkota’s trip, Beijing had agreed to provide financial and technical assistance to set up a forensic sciences laboratory near Kathmandu and also develop green economic corridors at two border points. Nepal has 645 one-horned rhinos and the pairs to be gifted to China will be selected from among the 605 in Chitwan National Park, which has the highest concentration of the species.

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