<p>A tiger sneaked into the protected rhino area in Dudhwa National Park (DNP) and killed a 11-month old rhino calf and injured its mother, forest department sources said here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The calf was killed while its mother named Sada was injured in the tiger attack," DNP Deputy Director V K Singh told PTI.<br /><br />The mutilated carcass of the calf was recovered today from Kakraha Tal when patrolling teams, he said, adding that pugmarks of a tiger were also detected there following which patrolling has been intensified with deployment of half a dozen elephants for the purpose.<br /><br />Four rhinos have been killed so far in tiger attacks while two rhinos, Himrani and Deepa, have sustained injuries.<br /><br />According to Dudhwa Tiger Reserve authorities, Dudhwa tigers avoided attacking big animals like rhinos and elephants but the recent phenomenon has worried them.<br /><br />"It seems that rhinos have now become a part of Dudhwa tigers' menu chart, which should be studied," a DTR official said. <br /></p>
<p>A tiger sneaked into the protected rhino area in Dudhwa National Park (DNP) and killed a 11-month old rhino calf and injured its mother, forest department sources said here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The calf was killed while its mother named Sada was injured in the tiger attack," DNP Deputy Director V K Singh told PTI.<br /><br />The mutilated carcass of the calf was recovered today from Kakraha Tal when patrolling teams, he said, adding that pugmarks of a tiger were also detected there following which patrolling has been intensified with deployment of half a dozen elephants for the purpose.<br /><br />Four rhinos have been killed so far in tiger attacks while two rhinos, Himrani and Deepa, have sustained injuries.<br /><br />According to Dudhwa Tiger Reserve authorities, Dudhwa tigers avoided attacking big animals like rhinos and elephants but the recent phenomenon has worried them.<br /><br />"It seems that rhinos have now become a part of Dudhwa tigers' menu chart, which should be studied," a DTR official said. <br /></p>