Nepal will gift two pairs of endangered one-horned Asiatic Rhinos to China which in return is expected to provide financial and technical help for a proposed forensic lab.
A Cabinet meeting held in Prime Minister's official residence Baluwatar today decided to gift two male and two female rhinos as gifts to China, said Pramod Dahal, press advisor to Prime Minister K P Oli.
According to the cabinet sources, in January Chinese side had expressed interest for acquiring the mammals.
In exchange for the rhinos, the Chinese side is considering to provide financial and technical assistance for the proposed Forensic Science Laboratory in Bhaktapur, assist in establishing an international center on community forests.
Nepal is home to some 645 one-horned rhinos, which is regarded as endangered species.
Chitawan National Park, the main protected area of Nepal, has at least 600 rhinos.
