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Fishing nets have increased the risk for the critically endangered watch crocodile.
The team of Chitwan National Park rescued a watch crocodile wrapped in fishing net in the Rapti river on 12th October . Chitwan National Park's information officer Avinash Thapamgar said that the female gazelle found near Meghauli was rescued alive by chance. He said that the nets set by the fishermen are causing problems to the crocodiles.
In the rivers and streams that flow through the park boundary, boats and other people who have received permission can fish using hand nets that do not harm crocodiles and other aquatic animals at certain times . But fishing using non-standard nets has not been stopped. Which has caused problems to other aquatic life along with the watch.
Thapamagar, the conservation officer who is the information officer of the park, said that the patrol team of the park caught three people fishing using prepared nets only in the month of October. Living in clean water, the watch crocodile eats only fish. When fishing, the crocodile's diet is reduced, and the wrong net used to catch the same fish has directly harmed the crocodile.
In the survey conducted by the Chitwan Park Office in December of last year, 152 in the Rapti River and its tributaries and 113 in the Narayani River, 265 crocodiles were seen in the rivers and streams around the park. According to the park office, two gadial crocodiles were found dead last year.
Likewise, a clock was rescued. The gadial crocodile, which is considered to be an indicator of clean water, is an extremely endangered wildlife that is in danger of extinction. Pollution, lack of food and careless fishing have exacerbated the crisis.
The law of Nepal has placed the crocodile in the list of protected wildlife . The National Parks Act provides for a fine of one to five lakh rupees or imprisonment for one to 10 years or both for killing such animals .
