Tweet A tragic turn of events in Assam. Just days after authorities arrested three armed rhino poaching suspects, tragedy struck in Kaziranga National Park: A rhino was found murdered, with the horn chopped off. The rhino’s body was discovered in the Gopaljaroni area of Sonitpur district, near the Biswanathghat forest range of the park, on [...]
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23 May 11
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, Biren Das, Biswanathghat, China, Chinese, Gopaljaroni, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Hiramon Das, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Indian subcontinent, Kaziranga National Park, poacher, Poaching, Pranab Boruah, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, Sona Ngaiht, Sonitpur, south Asia, southern Asia
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, Biren Das, Biswanathghat, China, Chinese, Gopaljaroni, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Hiramon Das, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Indian subcontinent, Kaziranga National Park, poacher, Poaching, Pranab Boruah, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, Sona Ngaiht, Sonitpur, south Asia, southern Asia
12 May 11
Tweet Authorities in Assam acted quickly to prevent a tragedy. Three armed men believed to be members of a rhino poaching gang were arrested earlier this week as they attempted to sneak into Kaziranga National Park. The suspects were identified as Sona Ngaihte, Hiramon Das, and Biren Das. The arrests were made in the Bihali [...]
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, Bihali, Biren Das, Biswanathghat, China, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Hiramon Das, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Indian subcontinent, Kaziranga National Park, poacher, Poaching, Pranab Boruah, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, Sona Ngaihte, Sonitpur, south Asia, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, Bihali, Biren Das, Biswanathghat, China, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Hiramon Das, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Indian subcontinent, Kaziranga National Park, poacher, Poaching, Pranab Boruah, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, Sona Ngaihte, Sonitpur, south Asia, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
14 Feb 11
Tweet Assam has been struck for the second time in 2011. After suffering for nearly 24 hours, a male rhino who sustained multiple gunshot wounds in Kaziranga National Park succumbed to his injuries. The killers chased the pachyderm out of the Agoratoli range of the Park and fired on him repeatedly with a .303 rifle, [...]
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, China, Chinese, Dimapur, Gahpur, Gopaljaroni, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Karbi Anglong, Kaziranga National Park, Nagaland, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, Sonitpur, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, China, Chinese, Dimapur, Gahpur, Gopaljaroni, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Karbi Anglong, Kaziranga National Park, Nagaland, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, Sonitpur, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
22 Aug 10
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 [...]
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, Bihudia, Borsola, China, Dimapur, Dr. Raj Amin, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, illegal wildlife trafficking, India, Indian rhino, Karbi Anglong, Morigaon, Nagaland, Orang National Park, poacher, Poaching, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhino poaching gang, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, Sonitpur, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, Bihudia, Borsola, China, Dimapur, Dr. Raj Amin, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, illegal wildlife trafficking, India, Indian rhino, Karbi Anglong, Morigaon, Nagaland, Orang National Park, poacher, Poaching, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhino poaching gang, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, Sonitpur, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam
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