Authorities in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park are busy with preparations, including building highlands, to avoid loss of animal lives with monsoon and the accompanying floods barely a few weeks away. Floods inundated nearly 85% of the Kaziranga Park in 2017 and claimed the lives of nearly 400 animals, including 31 rhinos. “Highlands inside the park act as safe grounds for animals during floods. Wild animals in the park usually move outside the park to the hills of neighbouring Karbi Anglong district during floods. Not everyone agrees with the idea of constructing artificial highlands to protect animals from floods and also the idea of providing them food and medicines on those elevated spots.

Source: Hindustan Times May 14, 2019 03:56 UTC