Tiger, rhino found dead in CNP

CHITWAN: A tiger and a rhino were found dead in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) today.

The carcass of a big cat was retrieved from Bhimpur of CNP while the rhino was found dead in Nawalparasi (Bardghat-Susta East), according to CNP information officer, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari.

A squad from the Nepal Army’s security post from Amrite found the big cat dead and the cause of the death is yet to be known.

Similarly, a male rhino was found dead in a community forest along the CNP buffer zone at Kawasoti municipality-15 in Nawalparasi.

The Information Office at the CNP said that the animal died due to natural causes.