Floods in northeast India that have killed at least 40 people and displaced nearly 1.5 million have also inundated a national park that is home to the world’s largest concentration of one-horned rhinoceros. Efforts are also underway to help the rhinos and other wildlife put in danger when flood waters swamped the Kaziranga National Park, a Unesco world heritage site. “More than 90% of the Kaziranga National Park is under water,” Assam Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma said. The 430sq km park is home to the world’s largest number of the one-horned rhinoceros, with an estimated 2,500 out of a total population of some 3,000. Animals are seeking refuge on high ground, including hills outside the park, she said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 13, 2017 10:41 UTC