Sarojmani Paudel, information officer and senior assistant conservation officer of the park, said that along with the army team, the park staff conducted a sweep operation in the sensitive area.
Bardiya National Park has increased security patrols to control the activities of potential poachers targeting the festival.
The staff of the park and the joint patrol of the Nepali Army deployed for security have said that they have started a sweep operation at important places where theft is common.
The information officer of the park and senior assistant conservation officer Sarojmani Paudel said that the park staff along with the army team conducted a sweep operation in the sensitive area.
"The park staff, security personnel including the army, and youth mobilization campaign have been mobilized to control the theft and poaching on the occasion of the festival," he said, "Due to the tight security arrangements, there are zero incidents of poaching in the current financial year."
Last year, poaching killed 3 chitals. Until two decades ago, Bardia National Park was infamous due to the poaching of wild animals including rhinos.
During the war, the rhinoceros in Bardia National Park was on the verge of extinction due to poaching. Out of 83 rhinos transferred from Chitwan to Bardia Park, 36 were killed by poachers during the conflict and 24 due to natural causes. Eight rhinos were transferred from Chitwan Park 15 years ago.
Rhino poaching has been zero in Bardiya for about 15 years. The park has 32 army security posts in Bardia Park, which has an area of 968 square km. Similarly, the park has established 12 posts for the purpose of providing protection by game scouts. Currently, there are 125 tigers and 38 rhinos in Bardia. Similarly, it is estimated that there are 120 elephants.
