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Rangers at This National Park Can Shoot You Upon Entry

Park rangers have the authority to shoot on sight to protect endangered rhinos at India’s Kaziranga National Park.

Rangers at This National Park Can Shoot You Upon Entry

[DIGEST: BBC, IFLS]

Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India is home to two-thirds of the world’s Indian rhinoceroses. When the park was started about 100 years ago, only a few of the species remained. Now there are more than 2400 at the park, despite a black market value of between $60,000 and $300,000 for just one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of rhino horn.

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