KATHMANDU, Nov 29 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Another one-horned rhinoceros has been found dead, within Chitwan National Park in Nepal, taking the death toll of the endangered species to 16 from July 16, according to a national park official.
Lokendra Adhikari, an information officer at Chitwan National Park, said, an injured rhinoceros aged between 20-25 years, died during treatment, yesterday morning.
“We rescued the injured rhino from a ravine at Maruthi Khola region, of the national park, on Friday,” he said. “However, we couldn’t save it.”
The male rhino had three legs broken and injuries in other body parts. Park officials suspected that, it could have fallen from a cliff while walking.
“Out of the 16 deaths in the last four months of the year,” said Adhikari, “four were killed by poachers, while the remaining 12 died, due to natural causes.”
The rhino census conducted in 2015, shows Nepal is home to 645 rhinoceros, with 605 in Chitwan National Park, 29 in Bardiya National Park, eight in Shuklaphanta National Park and three in Parsa National Park.– NNN-NEPALNEWS
