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Lumbini Chief Minister Chetnarayan Acharya and the responsible officials of the park discussed the problem of human-wildlife conflict in the Bardia National Park area on Thursday.
After reaching the park, Chief Minister Acharya and Deputy Director General of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Department Ved Kumar Dhakal and Senior Conservation Officer of Bardia National Park discussed with Dr. Ashok Kumar Ram and others.
There was also a discussion about the daily activities of the locals living in the central area and their livelihood.
The Chief Minister's personal secretary Kushal Bhusal said that options and future plans to reduce human-wildlife conflict were discussed. As Bardiya is a tourist area, Chief Minister Acharya suggested to find a way to protect both wildlife and humans.
According to the statistics of the Ministry of Forests and Environment, 5 people died and 8 people were injured in the last fiscal year 2080/081 due to human-wildlife conflict in Lumbini province. Out of which five people including four women and one child died in Bardia district.
In one year, 217 sheep, 31 cattle, 45 ducks, 181 ducks and chickens have died, while 41 wild animals such as foxes, leopards, forest cats, nilgai, pythons, wild boars, and monkeys have also died. It is mentioned in the data. 14 leopards and deer have also been injured.
Lumbini state government has been working on plans to reduce human-wildlife conflict, such as safe habitats for wildlife, management of food species, protection of water sources and wetlands, and construction of conservation ponds within the forest, according to the Ministry of Forests.
