With their area restricted to a 27-sq. km enclosure, their increasing number is pushing them to edge Dudhwa (Uttar Pradesh): A fierce turf war is raging among rhinos in the Dudhwa National Park. With the rhino population rising to 29 with the birth of another calf in mid-September, the fight over food and territory has become intense, say concerned forest officials. With their area restricted to a 27-sq. km enclosure, located in the South Sonaripur range of the park, the increasing number of the huge animals is literally pushing them to the edge. Bankey, the oldest male rhino at 27 years, was brought to the park around two decades ago from the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam in 1984. He and another male, along with three females, were brought to the park, located in the Lakhimpur-Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, as part of a plan to reintroduce the species in the Gangetic plains. Today, Bankey can be proudly called the