India baby rhino wandering in Kaziranga park rescued Published duration 9 July 2015

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Indian wildlife authorities have rescued a three-day-old baby rhinoceros wandering around the Kaziranga national park in the north-eastern state of Assam.

The 430 sq km (166 sq miles) park is home to the largest concentration of the world's remaining one-horned rhinoceros.

Pictures showed park staff members examining and then transporting the calf through the park.

It is not known where the calf's mother is, but poaching is a common problem in Kazaringa.

Local media estimate that 12 rhinoceros have been killed by poachers since January.

image copyright AFP image caption Kaziranga is home to the largest concentration of the world's remaining one-horned rhinoceros

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