In 2008, poachers have killed up to 6 one-horned rhinos in Assam, compared to 16 animals killed by poachers in 2007. The level of poaching is attributed to the soaring price of rhino horn on the black market, reports The Times of India

Rhinos falling prey to greed
Times of India
4 May 2008

NEW DELHI: Assam has always been popular with wildlife tourists but now it’s attracting a different kind of visitor.

One motivated by greed instead of a love for animals. As the value of rhinoceros horn spirals in the clandestine international market, so has the price on the rhino’s head. This year alone, poachers have killed as many as six one-horned rhinos.

In one poaching case in January, a female rhino bled for 35 hours after her horn was sawn off and she was shot twice in Kaziranga. It is incidents like these that have alarmed conservationists who fear a repeat of last year when 16 rhinos fell prey to poachers.

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