{"id":35,"date":"2018-01-16T05:47:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T05:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaziranganationalpark-india.com\/blog\/?p=35"},"modified":"2021-09-22T12:15:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T12:15:50","slug":"rhino-shot-dead-by-poachers-in-kaziranga-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaziranganationalpark-india.com\/blog\/rhino-shot-dead-by-poachers-in-kaziranga-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhino Shot Dead By Poachers In Kaziranga National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Updated:<\/strong> January 16, 2018<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaziranganationalpark-india.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rhino-tinder-news.jpg\" alt=\"Rhino Shot Dead By Poachers In Kaziranga National Park\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaziranganationalpark-india.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rhino-tinder-news.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.kaziranganationalpark-india.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rhino-tinder-news-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rhino Shot Dead By Poachers In Kaziranga National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kaziranga(Assam): An adult female rhinoceros was shot dead by poachers in Assam&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaziranganationalpark-india.com\">Kaziranga National Park<\/a>, a UNESCO declared World Heritage site, a senior Forest department official said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Forest guards at Daflang camp under Bagore range of Kaziranga National Park heard two gunshots around 9:10pm on Sunday and reacted immediately by firing six rounds in defence of the animals there, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) Bikash Brahma told media.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Brahma said because of the quick action of the forest guards the poachers could not take away the horn of the dead rhinoceros.<\/p>\n<p>A combing operation has been launched to trace the poachers, the senior official said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was the first case of rhino killing by poachers this year.<\/p>\n<p>Last year five rhinos were killed by poachers in Kaziranga National Park while in 2016, 18 rhinos were killed by poachers and their horns taken away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resource:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/rhino-shot-dead-by-poachers-in-kaziranga-national-park-1800262\">https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/rhino-shot-dead-by-poachers-in-kaziranga-national-park-1800262<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: January 16, 2018 Kaziranga(Assam): An adult female rhinoceros was shot dead by poachers in Assam&#8217;s Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO declared World Heritage site, a senior Forest department official said on Monday. 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