The rampant poaching of rhinos at World Heritage Site Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has created a sensation among the nature lovers of the State. With the killing of a female rhino on December 16, the number of rhinos killed by poachers at KNP this year has gone up to 20. Among them, 14 were killed inside the park and four outside.
The carcass of the female rhino killed by poachers on December 16 at Sildubi field of Salmara No.1 under Kohara forest range, was recovered by forest workers with bullet injuries on the head, barely half a km from Kohara range. The poachers took away the horn and the nails of the hind legs. The calf of the female rhino managed to escape. The forest presonnel recovered a blank cartidge of 303 riffle from the spot. KOUSHIK HAZARIKA
