Six Rhino Poachers Arrested Over the Weekend in Assam

Tweet Authorities have arrested six rhino poachers near Assam’s Orang National Park. Four rhino poachers were arrested Saturday as they were plotting to kill rhinos in Assam’s Orang National Park. Thanks to a tip, authorities raided a house in Bihudia village, which is located near the edge of the park. On Sunday, two more poachers [...]

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29 Jul 10

Shootout in Orang National Park: Two Rhino Poachers Killed

Tweet Forest guards in Orang National Park shot and killed two rhino poachers. In a midnight gun battle that reportedly lasted half an hour, forest guards in Assam’s Orang National Park managed to shoot and kill two rhino poachers. Forest officials acted on intelligence reports indicating that a four-member gang had entered the park to [...]

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17 Jun 10

Forest Guard Kidnapped, Brutally Murdered by Poaching Ring in Orang National Park

Tweet Assam’s war on rhino poaching took another tragic turn last weekend. A brave forest guard in Orang National Park has made the ultimate sacrifice: The body of Hassan Ali was found by his team after gunshots were heard in the early morning hours. Hassan had been shot twice in the stomach at point blank [...]

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13 May 10

India’s Rhino Poaching Gangs: A Closer Look

Tweet Assam’s rhinos remain under threat by poaching gangs who recruit impoverished locals and prey on precious pachyderms. Poaching gangs targeting the greater one-horned rhinos of Kaziranga and Orang National Parks are the scourge of Assam’s conservation efforts – but who are these murderers and where do they come from? Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder [...]

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22 Mar 10

Rhino Poacher Killed by Guards at Orang National Park

Tweet Forest guards at Assam’s Orang National Park have shot and killed a rhino poacher. Forest guards at Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park finally prevailed after a 30 minute gun battle with a gang of three rhino poachers. Although two poachers fled the scene, one of the men was shot and killed. Authorities also recovered [...]