Prasanta Mazumdar ByExpress News ServiceGUWAHATI: A man in Assam has been arrested by the police for killing a one-horned rhinoceros with a spear. The adult female rhino, which strayed out of the Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve, was attacked on November 24. According to the rhino census of 2022, Assam has 2,895 rhinos – 2,613 of them in Kaziranga, 125 in Orang National Park & Tiger Reserve, 107 in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and 50 in Manas National Park & Tiger Reserve. The adult female rhino, which strayed out of the Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve, was attacked on November 24. According to the rhino census of 2022, Assam has 2,895 rhinos – 2,613 of them in Kaziranga, 125 in Orang National Park & Tiger Reserve, 107 in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and 50 in Manas National Park & Tiger Reserve.

Source: Indian Express December 02, 2023 02:42 UTC