Rhinos which stray out of the national park are becoming easy targets for poachers.

Kaziranga (Assam) August 6:Two more rhinoceros were killed on the outskirts of the Kaziranga National Park today, taking the total numbers poached to 14, the highest in the past few years.

Though ten of them were killed within the park, four were shot outside the park, confirming fears that poachers were brazenly taking advantage of the floods.

In the first incident, a body of a female rhinoceros was discovered at around 3 am today by a patrolling team in Bonkuwal just 5 kms away from the Eastern Boundary of the park. Details of the second incident are awaited.

The animal was first shot at Arjun Chapori, a river island near the park, villagers who heard the gun shots at night, said.

The wounded animal then crossed the river to reach Bonkuwal where it finally collapsed. The poachers cut its horn and removed its skin before escaping official sources said.