Aaranyak, one of India’s biodiversity conservation organisations, mourned the passing away of its first K9 unit member, Zorba, on Tuesday.
Zorba, the Belgian Malinois, was immensely instrumental in hunting down poachers in Assam. Due to his age and current health issues, he passed away last night.
An internationally acclaimed rhino conservation and wildlife crime expert, Dr Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, the CEO of Aaranyak, has expressed his deep sorrow over the loss of this K9 hero.
Zorba was the first such dog deployed in the country to track down poachers. He had a career spanning across 8 years.