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Assam: Second Rhino Poached In This Year

By Hemanta Nath
Asia Assam: Second Rhino Poached In This Year
JAN 9, 2015 LISTEN

Guwahati, January 9 (IBNS): Poachers killed another rhino in Assam on managed to flee with its horn on Friday. According to reports, the incident took place at Laharia area near Dhing in Nagaon district.

Poachers killed the adult rhino which stranded from Kaziranga National Park.

Local police said that Poachers shopped off its horn and buried the body.

It is the second poaching incident in this year while Poachers killed at least 35 one horned rhinoceros in the state in last year.

Assam has lost more than 400 big animals in last decade.

In separate incident poachers killed an elephant at Kilinggaon area under Dolamara reserve forest near Kaziranga on Friday.

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