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7 poachers caught in Assam [1]

In a major break through on Tuesday the wildlife rangers arrested seven poachers, including two former forest guards and recovered a rhino horn near Kaziranga National Park a Unesco recognised world heritage centre of Assam.

The poachers were arrested on Tuesday when they were in the process of selling a rhino horn to an international animal organ smuggling syndicate.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Rhinoceros [4], Kaziranga SA [5], Poaching [6], Assam [7], Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
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