In the swampy area of the Shiltorsa River in the Jaldapara National Park in West Bengal, a rhino calf estimated to be about three-years-old became trapped in the thick mud. The 1,500 calf was injured, and if not for some human intervention, he likely would not have survived.
According to Parveen Kaswan, Divisional Forest Officer of the park for the Indian Forest Service, officers patrolling the area spotted the baby rhino while out on routine area surveillance prompting an urgent call for help. It is not known how the calf ended up without his mother; she was nowhere to be found.
Kaswan commented on social media while adding the daring and heroic video:
this is a video from August when a rhino calf weighing 600-700 kgs was rescued by lifting on shoulders by our teams. Sometimes this is what conservation looks like.
A team of rescuers began by bringing the rhinoceros to the bank by its neck. Then he was placed on a sturdy plank and carried out of the area through dangerous terrain by the group of heroes.
Following the rescue efforts, the calf is being cared for by veterinarians. It is thought he could have been injured from an attack by a larger rhino.
Check out the video:
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