JORHAT, Feb 16: The Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has lost as many as nine Royal Bengal Tigers in the last one year, due to various causes. The National Park has lost these rare animals by poacher attack, fighting among themselves, natural deaths and other causes, KNP sources informed. Sources also said that, as many as eight tigers died in 2009 in the park and one was killed in 2010 so far.
Guwahati: An endangered Royal Bengal Tiger was found dead on an isle (chapori) of Brahmaputra River to the north of the core area of Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam on Sunday and forest officials on Monday claimed that the tiger died following a fight with another tiger.
Though the change of course of a river is not a new phenomenon, the latest change of course of the mighty Brahmaputra has created a major concern. The mighty river is turning south and it will have an adverse effect on Kaziranga National Park along with Dergaon and Golaghat.
Guwahati: The carcass of a full-grown Royal Bengal tiger was found on a sand isle of the Brahmaputra to the north of the core area of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Sunday.
A senior park official said the carcass would be sent for post-mortem on Monday.
A rhino was killed KAZIRANGA: A rhino was killed by poachers in the world famous Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in upper Assam's Golaghat district on Thursday, making it the fourth such incident in the past month, forest officials said. The poachers could not take the horn as the foresters arrived as soon as they heard the gunshots. Combing operations have been launched to nab the poachers.
A rhino was killed by poachers today in the world famous Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in upper Assam's Golaghat district, making it the fourth such incident in the state in the past one month, forest officials said.
