Rhino killed in Chitwan National Park
April 8, 2017 | 10:29 pm
Chitwan / Apr. 8: At a time when the preparations were on to mark the third consecutive ‘Zero Poaching Year’, a rare one-horned rhino was found dead in the Chitwan National Park (CNP), apparently killed by wildlife smugglers.
According to Information Officer and Assistant Conservation Officer of CNP Nurendra Aryal, a male rhino was found dead on Saturday morning at Hariyali Community Forest in Jagatpur of the buffer zone of CNP.
Aryal added that a team from the CNP has been mobilised and the details of the incident are awaited. RSS