The latest killing is the first case of rhino poaching since last week's floods wreaked havoc in the 430-sqkm park. There was exchange of fire between forest officials and the poachers but the latter managed to escape, he said. Around 310 animals, including 21 rhinos, have already perished in the floods. "The silencer of a gun and a bag were found from the spot," Das said.Following the latest incident, the number of rhinos killed in the park this year has risen to 10. GUWAHATI: Poachers have killed a female rhinoceros and her calf and taken away her horn at a time when the Kaziranga National Park is struggling to cope with the devastation caused by floods in Assam.Divisional forest officer Suvasish Das said the two rhinos were killed in the Bagori forest range early on Wednesday.
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