Poachers Electrocute 2 Rare Rhinoceroses
From Times Wire Reports
Poachers electrocuted two rare rhinoceroses at India’s Pabitora wildlife reserve by stringing a live wire across a path the animals were known to follow, said a park official. He said the poachers extracted the horn of one rhino before fleeing.
The area is home to about 1,800 one-horned rhinos. Rhino horns sell for about $13,000 a pound and are used in traditional Asian medicine.
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