Rhino Killed in Indian Wildlife Park before Royal Visit

in Animal News on April 12, 2016

With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arriving at the world’s largest one-horn rhino park in India this week, conservationists hope the British royals can raise awareness about how black market demand for rhino horns and other parts is fueling illegal poaching and pushing species to the brink. But, just two days earlier, yet another rhino had been poached, bringing the total number of rhinos killed in Kaziranga National Park this year to six.

Link: ABC News

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