Assam: Carcass Of Rhino And Royal Bengal Tiger Found In Orang National Park

GUWAHATI: On Saturday 12 March, the forest officials of the Orang National Park reported the death of one Rhinoceros and a Royal Bengal tiger.

Since the past few days, there were several incidents of animal poaching in the National park located in Assam but this time animals died due to a fight that occurred between them.

It is reported that the dead remains of the rhino and the tiger were found lying close to each other inside the region of Amulya Forest Camp.

According to reports, the two animals got involved in a big brawl which led to the unfortunate death of the duo.

The fight as the cause of the death of two animals is suspected on the basis of the preliminary investigation by the officials.

After witnessing the carcasses of the animals, the forest authorities on Saturday initiated an inquiry over the incident though there is no suspect of poaching.

The bodies of both tiger and rhino were found in a condition when their carcasses were slightly decomposed but some of the body parts that include horn of the rhino were found without any injuries.

The Divisional Forest Officer in Darrang district, Pradeep Baruah gave confirmation on the initial inquiry that suggests it is not a case of animal poaching.

Orang National Park located in the Sonitpur and Darrang districts of Assam on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River has the highest density of tigers in India.

Earlier in a similar incident in Orang National Park that took place in November last year, an adult male Royal Bengal tiger was found dead for the same reasons as the aforementioned recent incident on Saturday.

Territorial fighting between two male tigers led to the death of one whose carcasses were found at the Ramkong Forest Camp and later burned following the NTCA guidelines.

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