As the possibility of the red-bellied guaran becoming extinct has increased, the rural municipality issued a notice last Friday requesting its protection.
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Jantedhunga Rural Municipality is engaged in the conservation of red gurans. The municipality is engaged in the conservation of red gurans, saying that the use of firewood has led to their extinction.
Rural Municipality Chairperson Arunadevi Rai said that the conservation was started because there is abundant red gurans in the Lekali area of the rural municipality and it was found to have been destroyed during the recent period while collecting firewood and grass. According to her, red gurans seedlings have been planted in the religious and tourist areas of Jantedhunga and Hongma Pokhari.
‘We have decided to protect it after receiving information that the red gurans found in the Lekali area have been destroyed in the recent period,’ Rai said. ‘Since there is a possibility of red gurans disappearing, red gurans seedlings have been planted in the Jantedhunga and Hongma Pokhari areas.’
The rural municipality also issued a notice last Friday requesting for conservation after the possibility of red gurans disappearing increased. The notice states that the red-leafed guarans are being damaged while cutting firewood and grass, and as its existence is in danger, it is mentioned in the notice not to break the branches of the guarans, not to pluck the flowers and not to damage the plants.
Nepal's Forest Act, 2076 BS and Regulations, 2079 BS, provide for a legal punishment of up to 5 years in prison and a fine of up to 100,000 rupees, or both, if found cutting down trees of red-leafed guarans and other valuable species.
