Along with human casualties, elephant deaths are also on the rise (Nepal)
Amar Khadka, My Republica
January 10, 2021
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ITAHARI: With the increasing trend of wild elephants from the surrounding
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve causing damage in the human settlement,
elephant deaths are also increasing.
A 22-year-old male tusked elephant has died after being electrocuted by a
local to protect his crops, according to the Reserve administration.
According to Ashok Ram, the warden of the Reserve, the elephant was found
dead after being chased by the villagers after it had entered the village.
Earlier, a wild elephant had died in the Saptari Kanchanrup Municipality
area on the night of November 2 after being electrocuted. The wild elephant
from the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve died after entering the human
settlement in the surrounding area.
In the past one month, two people have been killed in an attack by a Makuna
elephant of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. The locals are now aggressive and
are beating the elephants with sharp weapons whenever they encounter them.
“It is challenging to save the elephants now.
The villagers are targeting them as soon as they enter the settlement,”
said Ashok Ram.
According to him, three elephants have died in Jhapa and Koshi Tappu areas
in the last two months alone. “Everything must be done to save the
elephants, otherwise the number will definitely decrease,” he said.
Wild elephants walk in groups. According to the Reserve administration, the
Makuna elephant is still in the reserve area of Sunsari. A group of 14
other elephants were also on the way to Saptari and the elephant that died
on Friday was found to have entered the settlement alone. Of the 17
elephants in the Koshi Tappu Reserve and surrounding areas, two have died
and only 15 are left.
The reserve is spread over an area of 175 square kilometers including
Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur. However, an electric fence has been set up
around the Sunsari settlement to prevent elephants from entering the
village. A 25-kilometer electric fence has been set up towards Sunsari east
of Koshi. There are a total of 200 to 225 wild elephants in Nepal.
There are 14,865 households around the reservation area.
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Along with human casualties, elephant deaths are also on the rise (Nepal)
Amar Khadka, My Republica
January 10, 2021
See link
<https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/along-with-human-casualties-elephant-deaths-are-also-on-the-rise/?categoryId=81>
for photo.
ITAHARI: With the increasing trend of wild elephants from the surrounding
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve causing damage in the human settlement,
elephant deaths are also increasing.
A 22-year-old male tusked elephant has died after being electrocuted by a
local to protect his crops, according to the Reserve administration.
According to Ashok Ram, the warden of the Reserve, the elephant was found
dead after being chased by the villagers after it had entered the village.
Earlier, a wild elephant had died in the Saptari Kanchanrup Municipality
area on the night of November 2 after being electrocuted. The wild elephant
from the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve died after entering the human
settlement in the surrounding area.
In the past one month, two people have been killed in an attack by a Makuna
elephant of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. The locals are now aggressive and
are beating the elephants with sharp weapons whenever they encounter them.
“It is challenging to save the elephants now.
The villagers are targeting them as soon as they enter the settlement,”
said Ashok Ram.
According to him, three elephants have died in Jhapa and Koshi Tappu areas
in the last two months alone. “Everything must be done to save the
elephants, otherwise the number will definitely decrease,” he said.
Wild elephants walk in groups. According to the Reserve administration, the
Makuna elephant is still in the reserve area of Sunsari. A group of 14
other elephants were also on the way to Saptari and the elephant that died
on Friday was found to have entered the settlement alone. Of the 17
elephants in the Koshi Tappu Reserve and surrounding areas, two have died
and only 15 are left.
The reserve is spread over an area of 175 square kilometers including
Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur. However, an electric fence has been set up
around the Sunsari settlement to prevent elephants from entering the
village. A 25-kilometer electric fence has been set up towards Sunsari east
of Koshi. There are a total of 200 to 225 wild elephants in Nepal.
There are 14,865 households around the reservation area.
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