129 wild animals die at Kaziranga National Park
Drowning was the main cause of the deaths, while two animals also died after being hit by vehicles when they were migrating to higher ground, the official said.
GUWAHATI: A total of 129 wild animals have died so far at Assam’s famed Kaziranga National Park due to the devastating flood, an official said on Sunday.
Till Saturday, 114 had died in the devastating flood that has affected the entire Northeastern state.
Among the dead animals are six rhinos, 100 hog deer, two sambar and an otter.
Drowning was the main cause of the deaths, while two animals also died after being hit by vehicles when they were migrating to higher ground, the official said.
The animals use a stretch of the NH-715 to cross over to the hills of Karbi Anglong.
Twenty of these animals died during treatment, the official said.
So far, 96 animals have been rescued.
Among them were 84 hog deer, two each of rhino, sambar and scops owl, and one each of swamp deer, hare, rhesus macaque, otter, elephant and jungle cat.
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