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RhoDIS India programme
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- Under the Rhino DNA Index System (RhoDIS) India program, a specialised team has begun genetic analysis of samples from 2,573 rhino horns.
- Most of these horns were destroyed by the Assam Forest Division four years ago.
- The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) genetics laboratory carries out DNA profiling to create a database for RhoDIS India.
- The analysis will help identify changes in short tandem repeat (STR) allele frequency, a specific DNA sequence, over time in Assam’s rhino population.
- The RhoDIS India programme started in 2016.
- It is a collaboration between the MoEFCC, rhino-bearing States, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), and the World-Wide Fund for Nature India (WWF-India).
- The programme aims to enhance scientific investigation of rhino-related crimes and support effective management of India’s rhino population.
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