The sedated rhino was pulled on a sledge and put into the crate. The rhino came round soon after the antidote was administered. Experts say the fully-grown female is ready to breed. The first dart deflected off the front fold of the tough rhino hide. The sedated rhinoceros was dragged on a sledge to the loading site.
Technicians prefer to travel at night.
They say the temperature is ideal for the animals during the night. By the time they start, the rhinoceros also get to rest. The 3.5 square mile island is in the southeast area of the park, and is formed by the Dhungre and Rapti Rivers. The adult and young female rhinos captured today were rounded up for darting from the Kumroj Community Forest in the east of the park. This buffer zone forest is a regenerated forest, however, it does sustain wildlife.