Rare Indian rhinos face growing threat from poachers

Rare Indian rhinos face growing threat from poachers Kaziranga, India (AFP) July 12, 2016 - As night falls over the lush plains of India's Kaziranga national park, a small group of lightly armed forest guards sets out on foot to protect the world's largest population of one-horned rhinos. These men with their ageing rifles and small plastic torches are on the front line of the battle against increasingly sophisticated international poaching networks that prey on the rare animals, e ... more

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