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Indian Rhinos
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Crocodile
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Dolphin
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Chimpanzee
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Detailed explanation-1: -By 2021, the Union Environment Ministry intends to generate DNA profiles for all rhinos in the country. The practice would be beneficial in preventing rhino poaching and acquiring evidence of wildlife crimes.
Detailed explanation-2: -RhODIS® (Rhino DNA Indexing System) stores a unique genetic fingerprint for every rhino that has been sampled. The concept is based on the Combined DNA Indexing System (CODIS) used by American law enforcement to store the genetic fingerprints of humans.
Detailed explanation-3: -Project Rhino was launched in 2005 to protect and conserve the rhinos. The Indian Rhino Vision 2020 project aimed to achieve a wild population of at least 3,000 greater one-horned rhinos spread across seven protected areas in the Indian state of Assam by 2020.