Rhinos facing bad weather in Assam

New Delhi,The Rhinos of Kaziranga National Park are bearing the brunt of heavy rain for a week now. The present weather over the national park has made life difficult for these unique animals as at least five of them have been killed by drowning in the third phase of floods caused by heavy rain.

The rain and poor light have become a hurdle in saving their lives as it is difficult to tranquillise them for the fear of scaring them off to the Brahmaputra river where they could possibly drown.

Earlier, during the second wave of floods, 13 of them drowned to death. In the first wave of floods, during June-July, 19 rhinos were among the 631 animals killed in Kaziranga. Rhinos in Kaziranga also face a threat from poachers for their precious horns.