- Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Over 500 wild animals die in five months
Chitwan, Dec 16 : At least 554 wild animals have died in the Chitwan National Park in a span of five months. Of them, 27 died natural death and 21 succumbed to domestic dog biting, said Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, information officer for the CNP.
Fighting each
other, electrifying and road accidents are blamed for death of others. The dead
animals include 32 spotted deer, five rhinos, three gharials, three blue bulls,
two wild elephants, two antelopes, two boars, two tortoises and one
leopard.
However, no wild
animal has been died from poaching during the period, thanks to awareness
programmes launched by the CNP, he said. (RSS)
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