Great One-Horned Rhinocerous (Rhinocerous unicornis)

[Rishi]

(02-23-2020, 02:20 PM)Ashutosh Wrote: Jaldapara in West Bengal is home to 250 rhinos up from 20 in 1986. A recent suspected anthrax outbreak is threatening the park’s wildlife especially rhinos as 5 rhinos have bern found dead in last 4 days. The park is working round the clock to check this and start it’s vaccination drive. Even drones have been deployed in this project.


https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/5-rhinos-dead-in-4-days-bengal-forest-dept-starts-anthrax-vaccination-in-jalpaiguri-6282326/

Turns out it's not anthrax... What is exactly is couldn't have been determined yet.
They've already had 6 rhinos of the Sisamara beat (where 4 of 5 carcasses were found) & 17 other nearby tranqed to administer anthrax vaccine. 

Around 3 km² is being quarantined with electrified fence, until this blows over. 

No further deaths nor illness reported in last 3 days. One calf rescued. 1 sick rhino rescued from Malangi beat. 

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The department has decided to conduct a herbivore count across the forests of the state from March 12th to March 14th. Reply