35 One-horned rhinos in Assam poached in 2014

Guwahati: Poachers killed another one horned rhinoceros in Orang national park in Assam resulting a total of 35 rhinos were poached in the state this year.

According to reports, Poachers killed a pregnant female rhino near Belsiri forest camp in the national park and managed to flee with horn.

A home guard was killed during an encounter with Poachers while the home guard trying protect the big animal from Poachers.

"Sushil Sheel, a home guard killed during gun battle with Poachers while he was tried protect the big animal from Poachers, " a top forest official said.

"Forest guards recovered a dehorned bullet injuries female rhino at a paddy field near the National Park," the official said.

Forest guards recovered 13 empty bullets of 303 rifle from the area.

On other various organisations had protested against the rhino killing incidents and demanded to the union and state government to take necessary action to protect wild animals in the state.

In this year Poachers killed 35 rhinos in Kaziranga, Manas, Pobitora and Orang national park in the state.

Assam forest minister Rockybul Hussain announced that the state government took all probable necessary action to protect wild animals.

In this year the state government had launched unmanned aerial surveillance in Kaziranga national park, but the process was totally failed.

Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath