Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Rhino Calf Rescued Near Jaldapara After Tea Garden Straying
A baby rhinoceros wandered into a tea garden near Jaldapara National Park.
Tea workers found it and told the Forest Department.
The calf was scared and needed help.
Three trained elephants helped forest workers bring it back toward the forest.
Very hot weather made the rescue too difficult at first.
The workers waited until clouds and rain made the weather cooler.
The calf is now being cared for by forest officials.
They are searching for its mother so the two can be reunited.
The report also mentions another calf that was rescued after its mother died.
Tea workers found a frightened rhinoceros calf in a tea garden near Jaldapara National Park on Sunday morning.
The Forest Department used three trained kunki elephants to approach and rescue the calf.
Extreme heat delayed the operation until cooler weather and rain provided relief.
Officials are caring for the calf while trying to locate its mother for a possible reunion.
The report also recalls a previous rescue involving a calf whose mother died after entering a village in Falakata.
- Who
- A young rhinoceros calf, tea workers, and Forest Department personnel, assisted by three trained kunki elephants.
- What
- A rhinoceros calf was rescued from a tea garden and placed under Forest Department care.
- When
- Sunday morning; the rescue was delayed until the weather became cooler.
- Where
- A tea garden near Jaldapara National Park.
- Why
- The calf had strayed from the forest, appeared distressed, and needed to be rescued and protected while officials searched for its mother.
- Animal
- Young rhinoceros calf
- Discovery
- Tea workers found the calf when they arrived for work
- Rescue team
- Forest personnel and three trained kunki elephants
- Delay
- Scorching heat postponed the rescue operation
- Current care
- The Forest Department is monitoring the calf’s health and well-being
- Next step
- Officials are trying to locate the calf’s mother
- Earlier incident
- A one-and-a-half-year-old calf was previously rescued in the Falakata area after its mother died