Morigaon: Due to the shortage of food in the wake of the Assam Floods, a female rhinoceros and her child were spotted in the residential area of Myung in the Morigaon district.
The rhinos were seen walking in the residential area near the Range office in Myung, Pobitora.
"In the history of the wildlife sanctuary, it is the first time that rhino and its child reached the range office campus due to lack of food. The floods have been extremely damaging from a food point of view," Jitendra Kumar, District Forest Officer, Guwahati Wildlife Division told media.
He further went on to call the floods as an "essential evil" as maintaining the grassland would be otherwise extremely difficult if there were low water levels. However, if the floods come, it becomes extremely problematic.
"The floods this time have been very severe as the rhinos have left the sanctuary and have been spotted in the locality. I am thankful to the people living in the sanctuary for providing food to the rhinos as they provided food to the rhinos," he added.