Study on Deukhuri wildlife to start soon

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By Diwakar Pokharel,Deukhuri, Jan. 29: A study on the condition of wildlife found in and around Deukhuri, Dang district, is going to be started soon. 

The study aims to bring to light the condition of wild animals to make a conservation strategy, since there is neither information about the condition of wildlife nor detailed studies about them in Deukhuri.

To study the situation, a survey will be done using the automatic camera in the forest area of Rajpur Rural Municipality in Garhwa village.

Deukhuri area is considered important in terms of wildlife as it is connected with Banke National Park and Sohelwa Wildlife Reserve of India.

Birdlife International, an international organisation working in the field of bird conservation, has declared Deukhuri an important area for birds and biological diversity. It is among the 27 places in the country where important species of bird, including vultures, are found. 

The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) conducted an ecological survey in the Chure area of Deukhuri seven years ago. Since then, although general studies have been conducted individually and organisationally, the situation of wildlife has not been studied. 

Division Forest Office Dang (Deukhuri) is leading the study with financial and technical support from the World Wildlife Fund Nepal's Terai Geological Programme.

The study will focus especially on tigers. The focal person of the study, Chiranjeevi Khanal, said that since tigers are spotted time and again in Deukhuri, more time will be spent on the species and condition of the tiger.

Altogether 44 people will be mobilised for about 40 days for the study. Technicians working in different places will install cameras in different places. The Division Forest Office will provide the necessary support for the study. 

Raju Chhetri, Divisional Officer of the Division Forest Office Dang (Deukhuri), said that they will install 97 cameras. The situation of wild animals including tigers, the density of food species and the population will be studied in this area, he added.

In addition, the movement of protected wildlife in the area connected with the east-west highway and the impact of human and traffic pressure will be studied.

Some 30 mammals designated as protected species, including tigers, striped hyena, four-horned Antelope and elephants, have been recorded in Duekhuri so far.

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