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Rhino Carcass With Missing Horn Found In Assam's Kaziranga National Park
The carcass of a one-horned rhinoceros, allegedly killed by poachers, was detected by the forest staff at Kaziranga National Park in Assam, a senior park official said on Monday.
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First Case Of Poachers Using Tranquilizer To Remove Rhino Horn In Assam
The Assam Forest Department on Monday said that poachers using tranquilizers have dehorned a rhinoceros in Orang National Park.
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Rhino Found Bleeding In Assam After Suspected Poachers Cut Off Horn
A male rhino has been found wandering around the Orang National Park in Assam with a bleeding nose after its horn was cut off, officials said today.
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Assam Creates History, Burns 2,479 Rare Rhino Horns On World Rhino Day
Assam made history on Wednesday by burning nearly 2,500 rhino horns in one of the largest anti-poaching drives of its kind in Asia.
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Assam To Burn 2,479 Rhino Horns On Wednesday To Bust Myths, Stop Poaching
Assam will burn 2,479 rhino horns on Wednesday, September 22 as per the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, based on orders from the Assam cabinet.
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World Rhino Day 2020: Know About The Day In Pics And Videos
World Rhino Day: The Day is celebrated every year on September 22. It provides an opportunity to work towards saving the animal, which has been the target of poaching for decades. Rhino horns are in great demand in many southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and China. The Chinese use it to make traditional medicines. More than ever, rhin...
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Rhino Poached, Horn Hacked Off In Assam's Kaziranga, AK-47 Bullets Found
Amid a nationwide lockdown over the COVID-19 outbreak, tragedy struck Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Saturday - an adult male Indian rhinoceros was poached
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Baby Rhino Filmed Trying To Wake Its Dead Mother In Heartbreaking Video
A video of a baby rhino trying to wake up its dead mother, killed by poachers, is being held up an example of the ugly truth of poaching wildlife. Filmed last year in South Africa, heart-wrenching video was shared on Twitter by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan on Tuesday.
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Experts Fear For India's Wildlife As China Allows Trade Of Animal Parts
Conservationists in India fear a significant increase in poaching as a result of China lifting a 25-year-old ban on trade in tiger bones and Rhino horns for "medicine and research purposes". They have called for strict plans to protect India's wildlife.
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Rhino Killed In Kaziranga National Park, Horn Taken Away
A male adult rhino was killed and its horn taken away by poachers in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in upper Assam today, a forest department official said here.
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White Rhino Shot, Horns Sawn Off By Poachers At French Zoo
Intruders at a French zoo have shot dead a white rhino and hacked off its horns in a grizzly overnight poaching incident, the police and the zoo said on Tuesday.
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Another Rhino Killed By Poachers In Assam's Kaziranga Park, 18th This Year
Poachers killed a male rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Thursday and managed to decamp with its horn, officials said.
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Assam Conducts Rhino Horn Census. But What Comes Next Is The Challenge
The newly-elected BJP government in Assam is carrying out a first of its kind census of rhino horns stored in various government treasuries of Assam.
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Poachers Kill Adult Female Rhino In Kaziranga
A female adult rhino was killed by poachers and its horn taken away in Kaziranga National Park in Assam taking the toll to 12 this year and two this month, a forest official said.
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16 Operations For Rhino Attacked By Poachers, Now Has Screws In Skull
Wildlife veterinarians say there is an urgent need for anatomical research on rhinos, which have been heavily poached for their horns, because an increasing number survive attacks and need treatment for injuries including gunshot wounds or deep cuts from axes or machetes.
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Rhino Carcass With Missing Horn Found In Assam's Kaziranga National Park
The carcass of a one-horned rhinoceros, allegedly killed by poachers, was detected by the forest staff at Kaziranga National Park in Assam, a senior park official said on Monday.
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First Case Of Poachers Using Tranquilizer To Remove Rhino Horn In Assam
The Assam Forest Department on Monday said that poachers using tranquilizers have dehorned a rhinoceros in Orang National Park.
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Rhino Found Bleeding In Assam After Suspected Poachers Cut Off Horn
A male rhino has been found wandering around the Orang National Park in Assam with a bleeding nose after its horn was cut off, officials said today.
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Assam Creates History, Burns 2,479 Rare Rhino Horns On World Rhino Day
Assam made history on Wednesday by burning nearly 2,500 rhino horns in one of the largest anti-poaching drives of its kind in Asia.
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Assam To Burn 2,479 Rhino Horns On Wednesday To Bust Myths, Stop Poaching
Assam will burn 2,479 rhino horns on Wednesday, September 22 as per the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, based on orders from the Assam cabinet.
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World Rhino Day 2020: Know About The Day In Pics And Videos
World Rhino Day: The Day is celebrated every year on September 22. It provides an opportunity to work towards saving the animal, which has been the target of poaching for decades. Rhino horns are in great demand in many southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and China. The Chinese use it to make traditional medicines. More than ever, rhin...
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Rhino Poached, Horn Hacked Off In Assam's Kaziranga, AK-47 Bullets Found
Amid a nationwide lockdown over the COVID-19 outbreak, tragedy struck Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Saturday - an adult male Indian rhinoceros was poached
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Baby Rhino Filmed Trying To Wake Its Dead Mother In Heartbreaking Video
A video of a baby rhino trying to wake up its dead mother, killed by poachers, is being held up an example of the ugly truth of poaching wildlife. Filmed last year in South Africa, heart-wrenching video was shared on Twitter by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan on Tuesday.
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Experts Fear For India's Wildlife As China Allows Trade Of Animal Parts
Conservationists in India fear a significant increase in poaching as a result of China lifting a 25-year-old ban on trade in tiger bones and Rhino horns for "medicine and research purposes". They have called for strict plans to protect India's wildlife.
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Rhino Killed In Kaziranga National Park, Horn Taken Away
A male adult rhino was killed and its horn taken away by poachers in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in upper Assam today, a forest department official said here.
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White Rhino Shot, Horns Sawn Off By Poachers At French Zoo
Intruders at a French zoo have shot dead a white rhino and hacked off its horns in a grizzly overnight poaching incident, the police and the zoo said on Tuesday.
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Another Rhino Killed By Poachers In Assam's Kaziranga Park, 18th This Year
Poachers killed a male rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park on Thursday and managed to decamp with its horn, officials said.
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Assam Conducts Rhino Horn Census. But What Comes Next Is The Challenge
The newly-elected BJP government in Assam is carrying out a first of its kind census of rhino horns stored in various government treasuries of Assam.
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Poachers Kill Adult Female Rhino In Kaziranga
A female adult rhino was killed by poachers and its horn taken away in Kaziranga National Park in Assam taking the toll to 12 this year and two this month, a forest official said.
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16 Operations For Rhino Attacked By Poachers, Now Has Screws In Skull
Wildlife veterinarians say there is an urgent need for anatomical research on rhinos, which have been heavily poached for their horns, because an increasing number survive attacks and need treatment for injuries including gunshot wounds or deep cuts from axes or machetes.
