Nawalpur, November 1
A greater one-horned Rhino believed to be a resident of Chitwan National Park in Nawalpur on Wednesday night, officials said.
The carcass was found in Madyabindu Municipality-2 at around 7 pm, said local police. The rhino is believed to have died following a brawl with an individual from the same species.
According to witnesses, the brawl took place near Kasghari, Bhutaha. The carcass has been taken to an army barrack in Kolhuwa, where an autopsy is to be performed.
The latest death comes at a time when natural/unexplained deaths have alarmed officials. Between 2004 and 2014, a total of 81 rhinos died from unknown or natural causes — an average of around seven per year. That number has since shot up: From 2015 to 2017, 60 such deaths were recorded, an average of 20 per year. Seven rhinos have already died in Chitwan National Park (CNP) due to natural causes in the first three months of the current fiscal.
