Cazadores furtivos muertos a tiros tras mutilar a rinoceronte

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  Cazadores furtivos muertos a tiros tras mutilar a rinoceronte

   

   

  Poachers pay the ultimate price for ivory after Rhino is left to die in agony

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 Dos cazadores de marfil pagan el precio por mutilar brutalmente a un raro rinoceronte en un santuario de vida silvestre en la India, siendo…

Two ivory poachers have been killed after brutally murdering a rare Indian rhinoceros at a wildlife sanctuary in the northeastern state of Assam.
The one-horned rhino was found with its horn hacked off and removed in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary about 28miles east of the city of Guwahati.
Security staff heard gunshots around 1am and arrived at the scene to catch the poachers in the act.
Two men were killed in a gunfight, while the rest of the gang managed to flee with the horn.
Unfortunately, the rhino could not be saved
The sanctuary is home to 93 of the world's estimated 3,000 wild Indian rhinoceros, a breed mainly found in northeastern India and Nepal.
The Indian rhinoceros, also known as the one-horned rhinoceros, is the second largest mammal in Asia, after the Asian elephant.
It is the second largest rhino in the world, and males weigh an average of 4,600lbs, but can range up to 8,800lbs
The Indian rhino was previously found across the entire North Indian River Plain, but its habitat has been reduced drastically due to excessive hunting.