Thursday, January 6, 2011

Female rhino shot dead


A full grown female rhino was shot dead in Kaziranga National park. This incident took place near Agoratoli range. After the Rhino was shot dead her horn was extracted.
Once the wardens heard gunshots they went in pursue of the poachers. There was a fight between the two sides. Two poachers were killed while the others escaped. The fight lasted for about 30 minutes.
And do you know that this year, 10 rhinos have been killed. In 2008, 18 rhinos have been killed. In 2009, 14 rhinos have been killed.