Lack of budget to feed rescued tigers

Santosh Bhagat, the park's conservation and information officer, said that since the park office does not have a separate budget for tiger feeding, it is mostly funded from the small budget under the wildlife treatment heading.

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Lack of budget to feed rescued tigers

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The Parsa National Park Office is facing a problem in feeding the tigers rescued from elsewhere. Currently, the park workers are caring for two tigers here. Both tigers were caught by darts and brought here because they are cannibals.

One of them was rescued from Bara and the other from Chitwan and brought here. Since the number of rescued tigers exceeds the capacity of Chitwan National Park, they are being sent to the neighboring Parsa National Park.

Santosh Bhagat, Conservation and Information Officer of the park, says that despite the increase in tigers, there is no separate staff to take care of the tigers in the park. He said that the park's scouts and game scouts are taking care of the tigers daily.

Every day, 2/3 staff members, including scouts and game scouts, are assigned to take turns caring for the tigers. He said that they are doing it. They also clean the cages, arrange for medical treatment for injured and sick tigers, and feed the tigers daily.

Currently, a tiger is being fed 5 kg of beef per day. The meat is being purchased at a rate of Rs 400 per kilo. Bhagat says that since the park office does not have a separate budget for tiger food, it is being managed from the small budget under the wildlife treatment heading. He said that the expenses of driving away elephants entering human settlements and controlling tigers have also been arranged from this budget. He also said that

He had to seek help from various organizations to raise budget for tiger food. Since the tigers that are taken into custody are often injured or sick, they require long-term treatment. After treatment, such tigers are made healthy and released back into the forest area of ​​the park. But permission from the department is required for this. If they are taken to the forest in a hurry and released, there is a strong possibility that the tigers will enter human settlements and cause damage to people and livestock, which is why Bhagat says that after a long period of treatment and care, they are released back into their natural habitat only after seeking permission from the department.

The number of adult tigers in Parsa National Park has reached 41 

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