Rare one-horned rhino killed by poachers in Nepal

A one-horn rhino in Nepal's Chitwan National Park during an operation by conservationists this month

Kathmandu (AFP) - Poachers have shot dead a one-horned rhinoceros at a national wildlife park in Nepal, officials said Sunday, spotlighting the threat faced by the rare animals.

Officials on Saturday found the male rhino with its horn gouged out in Chitwan National Park, the country's biggest rhino conservation area.