The first Bagmati Salak Conference has begun to formulate a plan to protect the wildlife salak, which is destroying farmers and nature by eating beetles and ants.

On Monday, Bagmati Province's Forest and Environment Minister Bharat Bahadur KC inaugurated the Salak Conference in Madi, Chitwan. The conference, which will conclude today, will issue the Madi Declaration along with the Salak Conservation Plan.

The Provincial Ministry of Forest and Environment has organized the conference. Tulsi Lakshmi Suwal, who has a PhD, said about this creature, which is a large lizard covered in scales. There are two species of lizards in Nepal: the copper one with a slightly pointed mouth and the black one with a slightly flat mouth.

This animal is found in 61 districts of the Chure and Mahabharata mountain ranges at an altitude of 3,000 meters. She said that if there were no lizards, a large budget would have to be spent to control beetles and ants that harm humans.

But it is often poached for its scales and meat. Which has added challenges to its conservation. Deforestation and fires are destroying its habitat. Suwal said that chemical fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture have caused a food crisis.

Divisional Forest Officer Bishnu Prasad Acharya of the Chitwan Division Forest Office, who coordinated the conference, said that a Madi Declaration will be issued covering public awareness and policy issues for the salak conservation plan.