8 Aug 2020



Assam: The flood situation in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has improved and the various wild animals taking shelter on highlands have now started returning to their habitats.

But the poacher gangs have also become active to take advantage of the situation to kill wild animals for its body parts, particularly the one-horned rhino which is to be found only in this part of the world.

The horn of the rhinos is smuggled to various international markets where a single horn fetches lakhs of rupees. One such incident was reported in the park this morning. At around 11 AM, a rhino was found dead by park rangers at North of Meteka Beel under Garbi anti-poaching camp.

The rhino is an adult female and found killed due to gunshot.

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