The special task force should be so constituted that it’s able to tackle emergency situations and deter rhinos from straying out of the protected area. Rhinos straying out of the park in search of food become easy prey for poachers, as guards do not keep an watch on animals outside their demarcated territory. The committee, which submitted its report to the state Government on Friday, has also suggested setting up of forest guard camps every 2 kms on National Highway 37 that passes through the national park, apart from pressing for better equipment and infrastructure support for the protection force.
Kaziranga, which has been described as the greatest conservation success story of the last century and had celebrated its 100 years of rhino conservation in 2005, had hit headlines when 27 rhinos were killed by poachers last year. This year began on a sad note too, with three rhinos falling prey to poachers.
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