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In the current fiscal year, locals have been terrified by the threat of leopards in the villages and community forests of Barbardiya, Gulariya, Madhuban, and Rajapur municipalities.
Five people have died in the same period when leopards attacked people who had gone from their settlements to the forest to collect firewood.
The last time a leopard attacked Parbati Dangi of Baidiki, Barbardiya Municipality-10, died in a leopard attack on Poush 9. The Division Forest Office and the National Trust for Nature Conservation have set up four cages to control the problematic leopard, but they have not been able to control it.
Three people have died in leopard attacks in Barbardiya during the same period. Two others have died in leopard attacks in Gulariya Municipality. The Division Forest Office, Bardiya has taken three problematic leopards under control in the past one and a half years.
Rabindra Khatri of Rajapur-10 said that he is very worried about the threat of elephants and tigers coming from India with the leopards. ‘The government should control the problematic wild animals as soon as possible,’ he said. ‘Earlier, we used to stay awake all night due to the fear of wild animals. Now, it is difficult to save lives as they have started entering villages and houses during the day.’
Locals around the Bardiya Forest Office are now terrified by the leopard threat. Bishnu Tharu, a former villager of Rajapurar Municipality-10, says that he has not been able to go to the forest to cut fields and grass due to the leopard. The number of leopards has been increasing for the past five years.
12 people have been killed by leopards in the past five years. Although the number of leopards in Bardiya is not uniform, leopards are often found in sugarcane fields and forests. Hari Gurung, the chairman of the Khata Forest Committee, says that the leopard threat is very high in Bardiya.
‘We have to be vigilant to avoid this,’ he said, ‘It is important to be aware as this is the season for leopards to strike.’ Although it is a task to control leopards, the Division Forest Office has a challenge in managing them.
District Forest Chief Vijay Raj Subedi said that since the problem of wildlife is complex, short-term and long-term programs are being implemented. He said that work is being done to raise awareness, install fences between forests and people, protect forests, capture problematic wildlife and keep them elsewhere, and improve the habitat of wildlife.
