Mangaldai: The carcass of an adult male rhino with its horn intact was found on Thursday near the Pisola forest camp in Assamโ€™s Orang National Park.

Sources said forest staff on duty spotted the carcass and informed senior officers who examined it.

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Forest officials suspect it might have died due to old age.

A post-mortem was performed at the Kharupetia block veterinary hospital under the supervision of the Veterinary Doctor Dr. Baharul Islam.ย 

โ€œWe are yet to ascertain the cause of death of the rhino but we suspect, it was a natural death. The horn, tail, and other parts of the rhino were intact. We are waiting for the post-mortem report,โ€ said a forest official. ย 

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The Orang National Park in the Darrang district recorded a total of 125 rhinos in the last census conducted in January, 2022.

Mayukh Goswami is Northeast Now Correspondent in Mangaldai. He can be reached at: [email protected]