Rathin Barman, an official at a wildlife research and conservation centre in Kaziranga, said that they have rescued six baby rhinos since the floods began last week. On Thursday, wildlife workers covered the face of a baby rhino with a cloth to prevent it from getting alarmed before removing it to the conservation centre. Incessant rain over the past several days have also flooded vast tracts of the Kaziranga National Park, home to the world’s largest population of the one-horned rhinoceros. KAZIRANGA, INDIA—Forest officials say they have rescued six rhino calves from being washed away by floodwaters that have swamped a national park in India’s remote northeastern state of Assam. Torrential monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in Assam and forced about 1.2 million people to leave their water-logged homes.

Source: thestar July 28, 2016 13:41 UTC