CHITWAN, July 17: A baby rhino (Keto) rescued from Amaltari sector of Nawalparasi under Chitwan National Park has died. The rhino baby, which was rescued from Amaltari a week ago and taken to the National Trust for Nature Conservation at Sauraha, died of pneumonia.

According to Dr Amir Sadaula, veterinary doctor of the fund, the approximately 22-day-old male rhino baby died on Thursday. 

“The rhino baby was unwell when we rescued him a week ago,” he said, "While the rhino baby was being rescued, we assumed that the rhino baby had pneumonia."

Doctor Sadaula said that the post-mortem report conducted after his death confirmed that the baby rhino died of pneumonia.The Trust estimates that the mother rhino may have left the rhino baby because he was sick and unable to walk. "He was shivering when we brought him here," he said, "but we were trying our best to see if we could save him."

Dr Baburam Lamichane, the head of the Trust, said that it is very difficult to save small rhino babies that are separated from their mothers.

 
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