Poachers rain bullets at Kaziranga rhino

The Times of India , Friday, November 18, 2016
Correspondent : Anup Dutta
JORHAT: A rhino in the Kaziranga National Park was shot dead by poachers on Wednesday, taking the number of rhino deaths this year to 16. The incident took place near the Tunikati anti-poaching camp under the Burapahar forest range in the park.

"Poachers shot 32 rounds of bullets from an AK-47 rifle in two seconds at the rhino and fled the spot. Our staff found the bullet-riddled rhino and 32 rounds of blank cartridges. The horn of the rhino, however, was found intact," said Kaziranga director S N Singh.

Forest staff had launched an operation in the area following a tip-off. Upon running into the poachers' gang at around 1am, an encounter took place between forest staffs and poachers in the dense forest of Burapahar. No one was killed or injured in the encounter.

As the forest staff attempted to chase the poachers away, the gang spotted the adult male rhino, opened fire and managed to escape while the forest staff was just a few metres away from them. The gang ran towards the Karbi hills through Rong Bong.

 
SOURCE : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Poachers-rain-bullets-at-Kaziranga-rhino/articleshow/55471421.cms?null
 


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