Tiger, rhino found dead in CNP

Nepal Views

Chitwan: A tiger and a rhino have been found dead in the Chitwan National Park (CNP).

A squad from the Nepal Army’s security post from Amrite retrieved the big cat on Tuesday and the cause of the death is yet to be known.

According to CNP information officer, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, the carcass of a big cat was retrieved from Bhimpur of CNP while the rhino was found dead in Nawalparasi (Bardghat-Susta East).

Similarly, a male rhino was found dead in a community forest along the CNP buffer zone at Kawasoti municipality-15 in Nawalparasi. As the information officer said, it is assessed the animal died naturally. The hooves and a horn of the animal remain non-extracted and safe.