One Horn Cop On Duty! Rhino Takes Up Patrolling in Nepal to Keep People in Homes - Video

New Delhi (Sputnik): In Nepal, the conservation of rhinos began in 1973 with the establishment of the Chitwan National Park after it saw a steep decline in the number of its population. Today, there are no more than 2,000 rhinos in the wild – in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. In rhino population at Chitwan National Park is estimated to be around 600.

It appears that animals are also extending a helping hand during the coronavirus pandemic! A video on Twitter showing a rhino literally patrolling a street and scaring people away from roads is going viral. After shooing away humans on way, the one-horn animal silently returns to its forest reserve.

So this #rhino thought to take things in his own hand. Went for an inspection. Btw rhino venturing out from forest happens a lot, even without lockdown. Forward. pic.twitter.com/Ck1sft3Emb

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) April 6, 2020

​The video is from Nepal's Chitwan National Park, which has around 600 rhinos. 

While the Indian forest service official who shared the video claimed that a rhino venturing into human habitat is common, this video is going viral with 116.3K views and 2.1K re-tweets.