179 Wild Animals Died in Conservation Areas

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In total, 179 wild animals had died at different conservation areas during past one year. According to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, the highest number of death of chital (spotted deer) is in the fiscal year 2072/73. In the past one year, 66 chitals had died. Comparatively, Makalu Barun National Park has the minimal number of animals' casualties where as Krishnasar Conservation Area marks the second highest.

Road Accident and Wildlife conflict are the major reason for the death of animals. In the previous fiscal year, 35 wild animals were died due to a dog attack.  According to the Spokesperson of Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation Narayan Rupakheti, chital falls under the most risk as it stays near the settlement and destroys the crops."
In the Chitwan National Park, total 81 wild animals were found dead. Among them were 33 chitals, eight rhinos, seven wild boars, one tortoise, one elephant, one sambar deer, seven hog deers  (laguna), eight muntiacinis (ratuwa) , four pythons,  one sloth beer , four leopards , one snake, one hudhar , one yellow monitor, four gray wolfs and one toddy cat (nir-biralo).

After the Chitwan National Park, Banke National is in second rank for high record of wildlife death. In the Banke National Park, the total death counts 39 which includes 24 chitals, seven wild boars, two hudhars, one tetracerus, two gray wolfs, one muntiacini, one yellow monitor and one toddy cat .

In Sagarmatha National Park two musk deers were dead. Likewise in the last fiscal year, in Krishnasahar Conservation Area 31 wild animals were dead which includes 30 Blackbucks and a python. Similarly, in Sukhalapatha National Park there is a death of 7 wildlife including 5 chitals and 2 cranes. In Gaurishankar Conservation Area one muntiacini was found death.

At Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, where the deaths of seven wildlife were recorded. Among them were two chitals, two muntiacinis and two wild boars. In Langtang National Park two chitals were dead. Likewise in Annapurna conservation area one gray wolf and one leopard was found dead. Similarly, in Parsa National park four wild animals were dead which includes two pythons and two chitals.

Most of the animals insured by the attack of other wild animals had died during treatment. Treating injured wild animals has become a major challenge for the conservation area as it lacks wildlife hospital.

 

 

Sujata Karki

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