Conservationists say that leopards have started to enter Bardiya National Park, intermediate areas and community forests due to food shortages.
We use Google Cloud Translation Services. Google requires we provide the following disclaimer relating to use of this service:
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, expressed or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement.
On May 15th, 9-year-old Melina Khadka died after being attacked by a leopard in Saryu Community Forest, Gularia Municipality-8. Melina, who lives in Geruwa Rural Municipality-6, came to her aunt's house in Gulria. He had to lose his life when he went to the forest with his aunt to collect grass and firewood.
Urmila Tharu, 40, of Barbardia Municipality-4 was attacked by a leopard last time on 30th of Chait. A leopard attacked Jiraha community forest to collect firewood.
Chait 20th of Gulria Municipality-5 Balapur 7-year-old surgeon Chaudhary went to the corn fields with his grandmother. He was also attacked by a leopard. He is being treated at a teaching hospital in Nepalgunj.
64-year-old Bikhu Tharu of Gularia-4, who went to harvest wheat, was also attacked and injured by a leopard. He was attacked by a leopard on the 31st of Chait. Similarly, 4-year-old Shivam Tharu, who was playing in the yard in Madhuvan Municipality-4 Gamakka on March 9, was also injured by a leopard attack. In both these incidents, after the other members of the family retaliated, the leopard got injured and ran away.
Two people have died and 11 people have been injured in leopard attacks since December. Vijayraj Subedi, Head of Division Forest Office, Bardia, said that Rihan Chaudhary of Banke Dudhuwa Rural Municipality-6 was killed by a leopard attack in Madhuvan-9 Ganga settlement on January 25. While playing in the yard in the evening, Rihan was killed by a leopard and left in the field. He said that Junakumari Lamichhane Chhetri of Madhuvan-7 died after being attacked by a leopard on January 25th.
On January 10th, a leopard entered Rajapur-8 Purina village and injured 59-year-old Willu Tharu. Last November alone, there were four incidents of leopard attacks. According to the data of the division forest office, 46-year-old Muhammad Ali of Madhuvan-8 who went to Shiv community forest area, Jhuthari Tharuni of Thakurbaba-4 on November 29, Lata Tharu, 64 of Rajapur-8 Puraina, Mamta Tiruva, 34 of Shivnagar tol on November 13, were injured by leopard attack.
Most of the cases of leopard attack in Bardiya happened around Madhuvan municipality in Nepal-India border region. Katarniaghat Wildlife Reserve is located on the Indian border with Madhuvan, Gularia and Rajapur municipalities.
In the last two years, incidents of leopard attacks have been increasing in Gularia and Madhuvan areas. Due to the Katarniaghat Reserve, which is connected to the Indian border, local people say that leopards are seen every day in Tepri and other areas of Gularia. 
According to Dhanesh Godia of Tepri, the locals are scared because leopards kill goats, dogs and other animals. Conservationists say that leopards have started entering the settlements as the food is getting less in the Bardia National Park, intermediate areas and community forests. Chief Subedi said that the nature of leopards, lack of food and tigers in the forest area caused them to come out.
The number of leopards in Bardia is not certain . It has not even been calculated . There are 125 tigers in Bardia Park. Ajit Tamba Hamphey, head of National Nature Conservation Fund, Bardia, said that a study has revealed that along with the lack of food, the problem leopards left in the Katarniaghat reserve by the Indian forest staff have entered the villages of Bardia.
It is estimated that there are 3 to 4 leopards in the community forest near the Krishnasar conservation area. That leopard has killed more than a dozen Krishnasaras every year. Five years ago, Bardia Park darted a leopard from this area and released it in the park. Ashok Ram, the head of Bardia Park, said that leopards leave the forest and enter the slums because of their diet. The Division Forest Office has tried to control the leopard by keeping cages with goats. The leopard has not been able to come under control in the cage that has been kept for a month .
