Rhino killed by poachers in Assam

Guwahati, April 9, 2019:

In a tragic incident, the carcass of a one-horned rhino has been found at Lokhora Sapori in Gohpur in Assam. Poachers hunted down the rhino and removed off its horn.

Forest officials discovered the carcass with the help of a drone. The incident happened at the Gomori range.

Further details are awaited.

Rhino poaching in Assam:

Rhino poaching in Assam is one of the major environmental issues in India which continues in the region of Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park and some other grasslands of Assam. The one horn rhino or Indian rhino is surviving in the north-east corner of India, Assam. Kaziranga National Park, Pobitora in Marigaon district and Orang National Park in Darrang district of Assam account almost 95% of the total wild One-horned rhino in the world. These rhinos are inhabited most of the floodplain of the Indogangetic and Brahmaputra riverine tracts and the neighboring foothills.

Government measures:

The forest department of Assam took a proposal of dehorning rhino to save it from poachers on February, 2014. The Government of Assam also called for public opinion by a committee headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) could take a decision. But many environmentalists and NGO's oppose the proposal. The final decision of the committee is not declared till May, 2014.

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