Camera traps have been installed in Rara National Park to study musk deer. The camera trap technology is being used to investigate the activities and distribution of the endangered musk deer, which is found in the high Himalayan region.

The research is being conducted in a joint effort between the Central Department of Zoology and the Natural Science Society, said Dr. Hari Prasad Sharma, Associate Professor of the department. Through random sampling, 40 grids of 1-1 square kilometers will be selected and 1/1 camera will be placed in each grid. Researcher Tilak Thapa Magar said that each camera trap will be kept for at least 21 days. The research includes Tilak Thapa Magar, a PhD researcher at the Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University and the head of the project, Vachan Prasai, a postgraduate student, and Birkha Bahadur Rokaya, former chairman of the Intermediate Consumers Committee.

The research is being supervised by Dr. Hari Prasad Sharma, Associate Professor of the Central Department of Zoology, and Mahesh Neupane, Warden of Rara National Park.