Assam: Forest department seizes rhino horns, elephant tusks, tiger bones; five arrested

Sep 09, 2023

The forest department in Assam has seized a huge cache of smuggled animal body parts from the Manas National Park and arrested five suspected...

Assam: Rhino poacher killed in firing while trying to flee police custody

Aug 14, 2023

DIG Partha Sarathi Mahanta told ANI that in a joint operation, STF, Chirang district police, and the forest department, three rhino poachers were arrested.

Assam police, forest department apprehend poacher in Golaghat; one rhino horn recovered

Jan 27, 2024

The apprehended poacher was involved in the recent rhino poaching incident in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, said DFO Arun Vignesh.

Uganda arrests suspect with rhino horns

May 29, 2022

Kampala [Uganda], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): A Yemeni national has been arrested at Uganda's Entebbe International Airport with rhino horns concealed in food items...

Assam govt burns around 2,500 rhino horns to mark World Rhino Day

Sep 22, 2021

Golaghat (Assam) [India], September 22 : On the occasion of World Rhino Day, the Assam government on Wednesday burned around 2,500 rhino horns to...

Assam Forest Department gears up rhino monitoring, patrolling in Laokhowa, Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuaries

Dec 10, 2024

The Laokhowa and Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuaries (LBWLS) provide vital riverine habitat for the greater one-horned rhinoceros and act as buffer zones for the Kaziranga...