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109 rhinos poached in Assam in past three years
Poachers killed another one horn rhino in Assam\'s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Sunday and managed to free with horn.
Guwahati: Poachers killed another one horn rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Sunday and managed to free with horn.
It is first rhino poaching incident in Assam in new year.
The incident took place at Kathalchang forest camp area under Burapahar range office in the national park where poachers killed a male rhino on the wee hours of Sunday and managed to flee with its horn.
According to reports five members poacher group entered in the park and killed the rhino near the forest camp around 4 am on Sunday.
"Forest guards recovered a bullet injuries dehorned rhino carcass near the forest camp," an official of KNP said.
Forest guards recovered several empty cartridge near the rhino carcass.
Assam lost a total of 109 one horned rhinoceros in past three years which were poached.
A top official of the state forest department said that, poachers killed 44 rhinos in the year 2012, 29 in 2013 and 36 rhinos poached in 2014 in Kaziranga, Pobitora, Manas and Orang national park.
By Hemanta Kumar Nath
