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Poaching, smuggling on rise in Chure area
Incidents of poaching and smuggling of wild animals have been on the rise in the northern part of Chure forest in recent years.
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Bharat Jarghamagar
Published at : April 1, 2018
Updated at : April 1, 2018 10:47
Siraha
Incidents of poaching and smuggling of wild animals have been on the rise in the northern part of Chure forest in recent years.
As a result, endangered wildlife including wild boar, deer, blue bull, wild rooster and Kalij Pheasant are facing threats, said conservationists. They claim even of the some local people are involved in poaching and smuggling of animal parts in the area. The animals are vulnerable in a dozen forest areas in Chure, including Madyan and Chattan forests.
According to conservationists, poachers use muskets to kill animals. “They killing wild boars, deer and blue bulls in the day time, and wild rooster and Kalij Pheasants at night,” said a local of Bishnupurkatti preferring anonymity.
“The animals are being killed near Chure rivulets as they are in search of water.”
On November 7, 2017, police arrested a poacher with muskets in Chure area. However, other poachers fled the scene. Last month, a wild boar was found killed in Chure forest. According to the District Police Office, poachers are using muskets to kill animals on the pretext of protecting their crops.
Meanwhile, Assistant Forest Officer Amarendra Yadav said locals do not inform them about the wildlife poaching and smuggling animal parts in Chure area.
Two dozen animals killed in road hits
PARSA: At least 24 wild animals were killed after being hit by vehicles in the Pathalaiya-Amlekhganj road section along the Tribhuvan Highway in the past four months. The nine-km section of the highway passes through the Parsa National Park (PNP). According to the Information Officer of the PNP Ashok Ram, leopard, small Indian civet, golden monitor, deer, monkey and wild boar among other animals were killed in the accidents. The PNP administration blames high speed and carelessness of drivers for the rise in road collisions leading to wild animal deaths. A meeting of the stakeholders has decided to minimise the accidents of late. “We are planning to impose a 40kmp maximum speed limit on vehicles plying that stretch of the highway and start security surveillance in the area,” said Haribhadra Acharya, chief Conservation Officer of the PNP.
Bharat Jarghamagar
Bharat Jarghamagar is the Siraha correspondent for Kantipur Publications.
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