Poachers trying to poison rhinos in Assam’s national parkKAZIRANGA - Forest authorities in India’s northeastern state of Assam have intensified patrol at a famed national park as there are fears that poacher gangs might try and kill animals by poisoning the grass instead of gunning down the wildlife. Flood forces Kaziranga wildlife out of sanctuaryKAZIRANGA - Authorities in Assam have enforced speed regulations on a highway along the famed Kaziranga National Park to prevent vehicles from hitting animals fleeing the sanctuary to escape a flood, officials said here Monday. Kaziranga is the world’s largest sanctuary of the endangered one-horned rhino. Kaziranga National Park gear up for safe migration of animalsKAZIRANGA - Kaziranga National Park authorities have put up barricades to slow down vehicles to ensure safe passage for migrating animals. Lawmaker ‘king’ insists on hunting inside protected forestKAZIRANGA - A lawmaker in India’s northeastern state of Assam Thursday proclaimed himself a ‘king’ and insisted on hunting wildlife for sport, two days after he and another legislator vandalised property inside the famed Kaziranga National Park and threatened to kill a park ranger. |