Lakhimpur Kheri, March 5 -- A female rhino, Rajeshwari, died in a tiger attack in the rhino rehabilitation area-1 (RRA-1) in the south Sonaripur range of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR), on Wednesday morning.

The rhino was wallowing in Amha Tal, a water pond in RRA when the tiger attacked and killed it.

According to wildlife experts, rhinos are not ideal prey for tigers in Dudhwa due to their bulky size and thick skin. They said tiger attacks on rhinos are rare but not uncommon.

No tiger attacks on rhinos in Dudhwa have been reported for the past several years.

In 2023, a two-year-old rhino calf was reportedly killed in a leopard attack.

Dr H Rajamohan, field director (FD), DTR, said that mahouts Rameshwar, Irshad, Bramhadin and Ayyub...