First hand-reared Rhino in India, to give birth to a calf . April 2013 .

Ganga became the first hand-reared one-horned rhino in India, to give birth to a calf. 

Ganga delivered in the wild in Manas National Park, Assam. In July 2004, an injured 4-month old Ganga was rescued from the flood waters of Brahmaputra Kaziranga National Park. She was then gently hand reared, bottlefed and weaned for 3 years before being acclimatisedinthe wild at Manas.

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