Chitwan: A female rhino was found dead in Bhagadi, in ward 26 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, on Tuesday. The one-horned rhino is considered an endangered animal and was found dead in the buffer zone area called Kalabanjar in Chitwan National Park.
According to Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, information officer of Chitwan National Park, the carcass of a female rhino that appeared aged was found at the park’s Kalabanjar Buffer Zone Users Community Forest.
The horn and hooves of the dead rhino are intact, and no signs of wounds are seen on the animal’s body. Similarly, no suspicious articles were found at the location.
Based on this, Tiwari said, the rhino might have died of natural causes, probably due to age.
A team of veterinarians from the CNP has already reached the site, and the cause of the rhino’s death will be known after the team carries out a post-mortem examination. He said further investigations are underway in this connection.
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