RIP Zorba. India's first dog to be deployed for tracking down poachers

Zorba, India's first dog to be deployed for tracking down poachers, has died of old age in Guwahati. He served mostly in the Kaziranga National Park from 2012 till his retirement and assisted authorities to nab people involved in rhino poaching. He was also deployed in other national parks on several occasions. India's first dog squad for wildlife crimes was set up in Assam under the initiative of the biodiversity organisation 'Aaranyak' in 2011.