CHITWAN: Preparation is underway to send samples of bodily part of dead rhinos abroad for laboratory tests in view of increasing incidents of unnatural deaths of one-horned in Chitwan National Park (CNP) and surrounding forest area.
The samples are to be sent abroad for necessary tests so as to find reason behind the death of the rare wild beast.
Twenty rhinos have been found dead as of now in the current fiscal. The Chitwan National Park has constituted a committee to put forth investigation into the death of rhinos due to natural reasons.
According to Gopal Ghimire, Information Officer at CNP, seven rhinos were found dead in the period of last one month.
Among the rhinos dead due to natural reasons, 28 were found at CNP premises and one in the area under the District Forest Office. Ghimire further shared the rhinos found dead in CNP due to other reasons except the natural ones were at the age group of 15-25. An average of rhino is 60 years. Bed Kumar Dhakal, Chief Conservation Officer, CNP said preparation is being made to send samples of rhinos, including four dead for laboratory test with the rise in unnatural death of rhinos.