Six baby rhinos have been dramatically rescued from being washed away by floodwaters that swamped a national park in northeastern India.
Torrential monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in Assam state and completely submerged Kaziranga National Park, home to two thirds of the world’s one-horned rhino population.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the 185-square-mile animal sanctuary in April and Kate was overjoyed at having the chance to feed a baby rhino and elephant calf.
Wildlife workers travelled by two villages by boat to save the six rhinos. A three-month-old male rhino calf a yearling female were rescued on July 26.
Four rhino calves were successfully saved from the floods two days later and all were admitted to the wildlife rescue centre for rehabilitation.
Rathin Barman, a wildlife official in Kaziranga, said: ‘Dehydrated and in distress, the babies have been wrapped in blankets. The staff has been bottle-feeding milk and vitamin supplements. The rhinos will be released into the wild after the flooding subsides and the calves recover. We are hoping they will be all fine soon.’
(Sourced from agencies, Feature image courtesy:pinterset.com)
