Overview
- Waters began receding Tuesday, allowing limited entry for search-and-recovery across inundated beats in the Dooars parks.
- Forest teams rescued or guided back five one-horned rhinos that strayed from Jaldapara, with another reported stranded near Ghoksadanga.
- One adult rhino was confirmed dead in Gorumara, while state figures also recorded two leopards, three bison and four sambar deer among the casualties.
- Elephant squads, forest staff and local residents used trained tuskers to evacuate tourists and steer stranded herds, including calf rescues on the Mechi and reports of jumbos in the Jaldhaka.
- Safaris remain suspended after bridges and fencing were washed away, and the forest minister pledged repairs and a phased reopening once conditions allow.