Assam Flooding:Forest Officials Are Working Non Stop To Save Wildlife

Zeenews2012-06-29:                      Guwahati: Forest officials in most rhino habitats in Assam have been working through the night to save wildlife severely affected after flood waters submerged vast areas of sanctuaries. The flood season is crucial for the animals in protected areas as poachers take advantage of the situation to hunt, particularly the one-horned rhino for its high value in various Southeast Asian markets. Officials in the famed Kaziranga National Park (KNP), said that about 70 percent of the park falling in Assam’s…                  more »

 

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