gaonbura's parents believe their son mistakenly crossed into the park in december 2013. 25—year—old gaonburaoking after the family's two cows. his father believes the cows strayed into the park, and his son, who had severe learning difficulties, went in to try and find them. translation: my son was shot in the chest by park rangers. they also slashed his arm. i don't know whether they used an axe or something else. kaziranga told the bbc that guards shot gaonbura when he did not respond to a warning. he could barely do up his own trousers, or his shoes. everyone knew him in the area because he was so disabled. i have not filed a court case. i am a poor man. i can't afford to take them on. i don't know anything about how the law works. what can i do? the park is under huge pressure to crack down on poaching. with 170,000 visitors, kaziranga is by far the biggest tourist attraction in assam. these economic benefits have made poaching a major political issue. in 2013, when the number of rhinos killed more than doubled to 27, local politicians demanded action. the then head of the park was happy