Tiger and rhino found dead in CNP

CHITWAN, May 07:A tiger and a rhino were found dead in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) on Tuesday. 

The carcass of a big cat was retrieved from Bhimpur of CNP while the rhino was found dead in Nawalparasi (Bardghat-Susta East), according to CNP information officer, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari.

A squad from the Nepal Army's security post from Amrite retrieved the big cat and the cause of the death is yet to be known.

Similarly, a male rhino was found dead in a community forest along the CNP buffer zone at Kawasoti municipality-15 in Nawalparasi. As the information officer said, it is assessed the animal died naturally. Hooves and a horn of the animal remain non-extracted and safe.