Four-Day-Old Rhino Calf Saved In Kaziranga National Park, Rescue Team To Reunite It With Mother
Flood triggered by rain continues to wreak havoc across 30 districts in Assam destroying homes and rendering thousands of people and animals homeless. A four-day-old rhino has been rescued by the Kaziranga National Park staff. The staff is now trying to reunite the little calf with its mother.
Rain continues to wreak havoc across 30 districts in Assam destroying homes and rendering thousands of people and animals homeless.
Amid this disaster, a four-day-old rhino calf was rescued by the Kaziranga National Park staff.
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The Kaziranga National Park¡¯s Twitter handle shared a post accompanied by a picture of the rescued baby rhino.
¡°A 3-4 days old rhino baby was rescued by Kaziranga National Park staff at 10:30 am today and was taken to our Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for further observations. All possible efforts will be taken to reunite him with his mother,¡± said Sailendra Pandey, the Public Relations Officer to the minister of environment and forest Parimal Suklabaidya.
A 3-4 days old rhino baby was rescued by our staff at 10:30am today and was taken to our rescue centre CWRC for further observations. All possible efforts will be taken to reunite him with his mother.@ParimalSuklaba1 @moefcc @iam_Pirai @surenmehra @panjitbasu13 @ritupabanborah pic.twitter.com/173dltdPhU
¡ª Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve (@kaziranga_) August 2, 2020
Kaziranga National park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is home to at least 2,400 one-horned rhinos.
Park officials told the Hindustan Times, that eight one-horned rhinos had drowned in the recent rains, while one died of natural causes last month.
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In the past ten years, barring 2018, Kaziranga has witnessed mighty floods almost every season. Animals living in these grasslands and wetlands often drown in the flood water. Most animals are pushed to take refuge on higher grounds and often stray into fringe villages, reports NDTV.
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The park has around 2,400 rhinos and 121 tigers. Last year, floods had claimed nearly 200 animals in the park, including 18 rhinos.
Over 56 lakh people have been affected by the floods, which have caused mass destruction across 30 districts of Assam
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