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Second rhino killed in Kaziranga in less than 48 hours

27 Jan 2016

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Guwahati Jan 27 (JEN) Two rhinos have been found dead in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam in a span of less than 48 hours, reports said.

 So far this year, three rhinos have been poached.

Forest guards found a rhino carcass on Wednesday morning. Its horn is missing.

Kaziranga is the habitat of  one-horned rhinos.  Last year, 17 rhinos were killed in the park. According to a census carried out in 2013, the number of the species in India is 2,329.