CHITWAN: A rhino calf, rescued more than a month ago from Meghauli in western Chitwan, has died on Sunday.

The male rhino calf was undergoing treatment in Sauraha when it died, said Chitwan National Park (CNP) Information Official Nurendra Aryal.

The five-month-old calf with multiple cuts, fractures and bruises from tiger attack was rescued from western Meghauli area on September 8. It succumbed to a deep wound in its right thigh.

The Park believes that the calf is a baby of a rhino which was recently killed in an electric shock due to recklessness on part of Hotel Meghauli Serai.

Another orphaned calf which was rescued along with this one is now in healthy condition, shared CNP Eastern Sector Chief Abhinaya Pathak.

The calf was rescued from the bank of a local river at Mayure community in Amaltari of Nawalparasi on September 5. The rhino calf was named 'Mayure' as it was found in that area.

Many orphaned calves have repeatedly fallen victims of tiger attacks or rescued from conditions prone to attacks in CNP, but without a reliable wildlife hospital and rescue centre the risk continues unabated.

Few months ago, a rhino with fatal bullet injuries from poachers' attack had died while undergoing treatment in Chitwan.