In Botswana, Africa, a cow is being tested in the Madi area of Chitwan, after it was found that lions did not attack after painting the eyes behind the cows.
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What will the tiger do when it sees the picture of the eye and the 'cross' mark drawn on the back of the cattle grazing in or near the forest? A test has been started on this in the southern Madi area of Chitwan. After it was found that lions did not attack when the eyes were painted on the hindquarters of domesticated animals in Africa, the study is about to be done here as well.
Representatives of Sauraha office of National Nature Conservation Fund and representatives of England's Chester Zoo reached Bihani Tol in Krishnanagar on Madi-9 on Tuesday. They stamped the ``cross'' mark with enamel on the back of the buffalo raised by local Som Bahadur Sarki.
There is a plan to draw eyes on the cattle of other villages affected by Madi's wildlife. Anil Prasain, senior conservation officer of the Sauraha office of the National Nature Conservation Fund, said that the study of how tigers react when they see such signs in the latter part.
In Botswana, Africa, drawing eyes on the hindquarters of domestic animals has been found to be effective, Prasai said. This has been proven by a study conducted in Botswana by a researcher named Jordan. It is said that in 2020, a domestic cow was not attacked by a lion when two pictures of eyes were made on the hindquarters. We want to use that here," he said.
Carnivorous animals like tigers and leopards attack from behind rather than from the front. According to Prasain, they can consider it as the front part by making a picture at the back. We have been hearing that in places where there are many tiger attacks, the locals wear masks behind their heads. It is said that attacks are reduced. What is the effect on the animal, it can be seen from this study,' he said.
Chester Zoo is going to conduct such a study in Madi through the National Nature Conservation Fund. Chester Zoo project manager Disha Sharma said that a similar study will be conducted in the villages of India's Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) bordering Madi. The Darbin Initiative has been running the Human Wildlife Coexistence Program since last year through the Sauraha Office of the National Nature Conservation Fund under the Chester Zoo Project. Under this program, Sharma informed that at least 150 to 150 cattle and buffaloes are going to be marked like this in Nepal and India. "This number can be increased according to the wishes and demands of the locals," she said. According to Sharma, based on the results of the study, it will help to make a plan to protect livestock from tigers.
In the Madi Ayodhyapuri area where Som Bahadur's house is located, 24 domestic four-legged tigers and leopards have been attacked in a year, said Shivji Gaik, chairman of the Ayodhyapuri Intermediate Consumer Committee. Som Bahadur has seven buffaloes. "Not only when you take the forest to graze, you are afraid that the tiger will come to the barn and take away the buffaloes and goats," Som Bahadur said, "If we knew the way to protect livestock from the tiger, we would be sure."
