According to Purushottam Wagle, Conservation Officer of Shuklaphanta National Park, a camera used for tiger census along with eight memory cards have been stolen.
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A camera used for tiger census has been stolen in the Shuklaphanta-Laljhadi-Jogbuda Complex. The camera was kept in the Laljhadi Mohana protected area under the complex.
According to Purushottam Wagle, conservation officer of Shuklaphanta National Park, along with a camera kept for tiger census, eight memory cards have been stolen. A pair of automatic cameras were kept at each location for tiger census.
‘One camera was stolen, the other card was stolen,’ said conservation officer Wagle, ‘It looks like someone has stolen it, even the memory card has been taken.’ He said that after the camera and memory card were stolen, coordination was being done with the relevant local levels to identify the thief.
The tiger census work in the Shuklaphanta-Laljhadi-Jogbuda Complex has started since Falgun 26. For the census, 260 grids of 2/2 kilometers each have been constructed. A pair of automatic cameras are installed in each grid after identifying the areas where tigers roam. Accordingly, cameras are kept in one grid for at least 15 days.
In the meantime, regular work including checking the camera batteries and collecting photos from memory cards is being carried out. ‘The cameras placed in Shuklaphanta and Laljhadi have been collected,’ said Conservation Officer Wagle, ‘Currently, cameras are being installed in the Jogbuda area of Dadeldhura.’
In the census conducted last year, there were 43 adult tigers in Shuklaphanta. Earlier, in the national census of 2022, the number of tigers here was 36. The national tiger census is conducted every four years. In areas where there is a risk of poaching and there are low numbers, tigers are being counted every year.
