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Indian army drafted in to curb rhino poaching
Mon 28 July 2008 13:45 UK — Asia,Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos
Officials from the north-eastern Indian state of Assam have revealed that they have asked the army for help to curb rhino poaching in the area.
The Kaziranga National Park director, S N Buragohain, told the Associated Press that soldiers would be made honorary wildlife wardens in a bid to save endangered one-horned rhinoceroses from poachers in the region.
It is believed that around six rare rhinos have been killed since the start of the year in the park.
"The army will now assist the authorities at the Kaziranga National Park in protecting the rhino," Mr Buragohain explained to the news agency.
"The army's presence is expected to keep poachers away. This is good news for us."
Living in tents, the soldiers will work with existing wildlife wardens to try to stop the gangs of armed poachers who kill the rhinos for their horns, which are used in traditional medicines in south-east Asia.
Around 1,800 of the world's remaining one-horned rhinos live in Kaziranga National Park.
Recently, it was announced that authorities from India and Nepal would work together to try to stop cross-border poaching.
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