Whenever you have that kind of forced interaction, the potential exists for real problems. Poachers have killed several rhinos, although it remains unclear how many other animals have been affected. The tigers are particularly elusive, so it is not known whether any of the animals have drowned or been taken by poachers after they fled the park. Osofsky said WWF is supplying relief workers with boats, night-vision equipment, radios, and funds to help save the animals. But he said WWF is much more concerned with land management issues.
Flooding is a natural phenomenon there.
The problem is that there are very few highland areas left for the animals when floods occur. And deforestation in those areas has made the flooding worse. This issue needs to be addressed if we're to avoid similar problems in the future. It's been an especially difficult year for tigers, which saw 10,000 acres of their Siberian habitat destroyed by uncontrolled wildfires. Like the flooding in India, the Siberian fires were unusually severe in a year marked by extreme weather events.