Four elephants died last fiscal year in Jhapa
Radio Nepal
July 18, 2024
Four elephants were found dead in different parts of Jhapa district over
the last fiscal year, according to the District Forest Office.
The Office says the number of deaths of elephants during the fiscal year
2080-81 BS (2023-24) is the highest in the past 14 years.
Till the period from the fiscal year 2067-68 BS (2010-11) to 2080-81 BS
(2023-24), 21 elephants had died.
In between this period, generally, one to two elephants had died in a year
when the figure was three in the fiscal year 2075-76 BS (201-19).
The finding of the carcasses of animals with their tusk removed is enough
to say that elephant poaching is rising in the district.
Likewise, six people were killed in elephant attacks in Jhapa in one year,
totaling 60 in the past 14 years.
The cases of fatalities from the attacks by elephants are not uncommon in
the district. Similarly, elephants caused havoc in settlements, leaving the
people injured, demolishing their houses, and damaging the foodstuffs.
Last fiscal year, families of the people killed in elephant attacks
received Rs one million in compensation for a person killed and the
authorities concerned paid Rs three million for other losses.
According to Office Chief Meghraj Rai, although there is the provision of
Rs 200,000 compensation for an injury from the animal, the treatment costs
a huge amount.
Jhapa is considered the district affected most by elephants. Of the total
relief compensation for elephants’ attacks across the country, some 11
percent was distributed in the district.
https://onlineradionepal.gov.np/en/2024/07/18/383861.html
Four elephants died last fiscal year in Jhapa
Radio Nepal
July 18, 2024
Four elephants were found dead in different parts of Jhapa district over
the last fiscal year, according to the District Forest Office.
The Office says the number of deaths of elephants during the fiscal year
2080-81 BS (2023-24) is the highest in the past 14 years.
Till the period from the fiscal year 2067-68 BS (2010-11) to 2080-81 BS
(2023-24), 21 elephants had died.
In between this period, generally, one to two elephants had died in a year
when the figure was three in the fiscal year 2075-76 BS (201-19).
The finding of the carcasses of animals with their tusk removed is enough
to say that elephant poaching is rising in the district.
Likewise, six people were killed in elephant attacks in Jhapa in one year,
totaling 60 in the past 14 years.
The cases of fatalities from the attacks by elephants are not uncommon in
the district. Similarly, elephants caused havoc in settlements, leaving the
people injured, demolishing their houses, and damaging the foodstuffs.
Last fiscal year, families of the people killed in elephant attacks
received Rs one million in compensation for a person killed and the
authorities concerned paid Rs three million for other losses.
According to Office Chief Meghraj Rai, although there is the provision of
Rs 200,000 compensation for an injury from the animal, the treatment costs
a huge amount.
Jhapa is considered the district affected most by elephants. Of the total
relief compensation for elephants’ attacks across the country, some 11
percent was distributed in the district.
https://onlineradionepal.gov.np/en/2024/07/18/383861.html