Assam: Male Rhino found dead in Pobitora; officials preserve horn

The carcass of a male rhinoceros was recovered from inside the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assams Morigaon district forest officials saidPranjal Baruah Forest Range Officer at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary on Wednesday told ANI that the rhino died of natural causes and that the horn was recovered for safekeepingOn Wednesday a carcass of a male rhino with the horn intact was recovered by field staff at Jugdol Camp area inside the wildlife sanctuary while on regular duty Pranjal Baruah saidFollowing the discovery a forest team led by the Range Officer rushed to the spot and recovered the carcass from the bank of Chitalmari beelLater the necessary postmortem was done and the horn was recovered for safe custody According to the veterinary officer at the Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden the male rhino aged about 40 died of natural causes The carcass was disposed of after taking necessary samples for further analysis Pranjal Baruah saidRhino attack kills forest home guard in AssamMeanwhile in a separate incident a forest home guard was killed and another was injured after they were attacked by a rhino in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Sunday officials saidThe deceased forest guard was identified as Sahabuddin According to the Kaziranga National Park authority the incident took place near the Bordoloni Forest Camp in the Kohora RangeArun Vignesh CS DFO and Deputy Director of Kaziranga National Park said the rhino attacked the staff members at around noon while they were on dutyOne of our staff members Sahabuddin a homeguard posted in Bordoloni Camp of Kohora Range was attacked by a rhino at about 12 noon while on duty and passed away while being brought to Kohora hospital Arun Vignesh saidIn the same incident another staff member Ramen Borah was injured and is currently being shifted to Jorhat Medical College amp Hospital for treatment he addedTiger carcass found in Kaziranga National ParkEarlier in January a female tiger carcass was discovered on Sunday January 4 in the Paschim Bimoli area of the Western Range Bagori of Assams Kaziranga National Park amp Tiger ReserveThe carcass was found within the protected area and the death appeared to be a result of natural conflictPreliminary findings from the examination strongly suggest that the tigress died due to infighting a common natural causeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever