Conservationists divided over royal visit to controversial Indian wildlife reserve

Trip by Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge to Kaziranga national park reopens debate over shoot-to-kill policy enforced against rhino poachers

The royal visit by Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge to an Indian wildlife reserve on Wednesday has divided conservationists and human rights groups because of the park's controversial policy of shooting suspected poachers on sight.

Kaziranga park, which borders the Brahmaputra river in Assam, north-east India, has been held up by India and many conservationists as a model of how to protect endangered wildlife.