Kaziranga, Jan. 23 -- The forest staff of Assam's Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve (KNP&TR) rescued a stranded male rhinoceros calf at the Burapahar range of the national park on Thursday, officials said.

Dr Sonali Ghosh, Field Director of Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve, said that the rhino calf was detected on the evening of January 21 in the Sarali area of Burapahar Range.

"Immediately after detection, a search operation to locate the mother rhino was initiated by a team led by the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), EAWL Division. The operation involved the use of departmental elephants, thermal drones, and frontline forest staff to conduct an extensive, systematic search of the area.Simultaneously, a dedicated veterinar...