BHADRAPUR, JHAPA — Wild elephant menace has taken its toll in the east southern area of Jhapa district throwing the locals into a terror. According to available data, at least 28 people were killed in elephant attacks in the district in the past seven years, and many others injured.
They also destroy houses and ripen crops, said a local. At present a herd of around 13 elephants strays from Assam in India into places like Jyamirgadhi, Duwagadhi, Chandragadhi, Garamani, Haldibari Jalthal, Prithivinagar, Baluwabadi, Kechana, Pathariya and Gherabari, and destroys crops, he added.
Millions of rupees worth of crops and banana farming have been destroyed in elephant rampages so far, said a local Chuda Raj Bhattarai of Kachanakabal-3.
He said the locals are forced to sleepless nights in an attempt to save their crops from elephants.
Despite the elephant menace going on for a decade, no concrete steps have been taken to resolve the problem.
The locals accused the government and other concerned authorities of being apathetic towards their woes. The District Forest Office however has started fencing the affected areas with solar barbed wire to control the elephant menace.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Wild elephants on rampage destroy houses
A herd of wild elephants destroyed two houses at Jonapur of Shuklaphanta Municipality-3 in Kanchanpur district on Saturday night.
The tuskers destroyed the houses of Deepak Humli and Bir Bahadur Chaudhary. They also gobbled the food grain and tore the beddings and other items in the houses.
The occupants of the houses escaped the site to save their lives.
Deepak’s wife, a nursing woman, saved her life by hiding under the bed with her infant.
The locals evacuated after sirens were sounded and there was hullaballoo in the village. The elephants came from the Tarapur area of the Shuklaphanta National Park entered the settlement at 11:00 pm.
The villagers could drive away the rampaging tuskers’ herd only at 3:00 am today.
The elephants went back to the nearby jungle only after fires were shot in the air.
Locals said the herd comprised some 22 adult and calf elephants.
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The tuskers destroyed the houses of Deepak Humli and Bir Bahadur Chaudhary. They also gobbled the food grain and tore the beddings and other items in the houses.
The occupants of the houses escaped the site to save their lives.
Deepak’s wife, a nursing woman, saved her life by hiding under the bed with her infant.
The locals evacuated after sirens were sounded and there was hullaballoo in the village. The elephants came from the Tarapur area of the Shuklaphanta National Park entered the settlement at 11:00 pm.
The villagers could drive away the rampaging tuskers’ herd only at 3:00 am today.
The elephants went back to the nearby jungle only after fires were shot in the air.
Locals said the herd comprised some 22 adult and calf elephants.
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Sunday, September 03, 2017
Wild elephant destroys houses in Urlabari
A wild elephant that strayed into human settlement from the nearby jungle destroyed two houses in Urlabari, causing a loss of Rs. 1.2 million. The houses of Balbir Thapa and Santa Dhimal in Jharsadi, Urlabari-1 were brought down by the elephant, according to Area Police Office, Urlabar, police inspector Chandra Bahadur Thapa. The incident took place at mid-night when the wild animal came from the nearby Miklunk jungle.
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Saturday, July 29, 2017
Tusker raids terrorise Panbara residents
Residents of Panbara in Dharan Sub-metropolitan City have been distraught due to the frequent invasion of wild elephants for the past four days.
The people of Panbari have been an agonised lot ever since wild elephants started entering their settlements and destroying houses and ruining the crops at night.
“Squatters in the area have been most affected due to the intrusion of the elephants,” said Bigyan Shakya, a local.
The beasts, this morning, damaged the cemented walls of Amrit BK’s house and the house of Jungarani Lawati in Ghopali Tole.
A house belonging to Dhrub Katuwal of Ukhubari Tole was damaged by tuskers yesterday. Likewise, on Monday, wild elephants had caused a house at Charpate Aahal to collapse, according to Krishna Limbu, local.
The tuskers have destroyed a large amount of grains, crops, fruits and vegetables at night. “After wild elephants started frequenting the settlement at night, we have started to keep vigil for security throughout the night by forming a joint team including the public and security personnel,” said Binod Bishwokarma.
According to locals, Panbara is the most tusker-affected area in the district.
Over a dozen persons have been killed in the past two decades in tusker attacks, informed ward member Hari Rai. The tuskers enter Nepal via Charkoshe Jhadi from the Indian side as well.
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The people of Panbari have been an agonised lot ever since wild elephants started entering their settlements and destroying houses and ruining the crops at night.
“Squatters in the area have been most affected due to the intrusion of the elephants,” said Bigyan Shakya, a local.
The beasts, this morning, damaged the cemented walls of Amrit BK’s house and the house of Jungarani Lawati in Ghopali Tole.
A house belonging to Dhrub Katuwal of Ukhubari Tole was damaged by tuskers yesterday. Likewise, on Monday, wild elephants had caused a house at Charpate Aahal to collapse, according to Krishna Limbu, local.
The tuskers have destroyed a large amount of grains, crops, fruits and vegetables at night. “After wild elephants started frequenting the settlement at night, we have started to keep vigil for security throughout the night by forming a joint team including the public and security personnel,” said Binod Bishwokarma.
According to locals, Panbara is the most tusker-affected area in the district.
Over a dozen persons have been killed in the past two decades in tusker attacks, informed ward member Hari Rai. The tuskers enter Nepal via Charkoshe Jhadi from the Indian side as well.
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Jhapa locals live in fear of elephant raids
A perennial occurrence of wild elephant raids has terrified the locals of then Chandragadhi VDC -1, 3 and 9 in the district.
The problem has forced the locals to the extent of staying wide-awake throughout nights due to the rampaging elephants. The tuskers straying from nearby Indian forests enter the villages and wreck havoc in the villages.
The occurrence of elephant raids has shifted to the villages from Bahundangi in eastern Jhapa, which used to face such problem, but now free of it with the authorities having taken necessary steps, local people said.
A herd of five pachyderms that are taking refuge in Chandragadhi community forest enters the village in the evening, attacks locals and destroys crops and houses, the locals said.
Two days ago, a wild elephant entered the village and destroyed three houses at Bhadrapur-10, said local social worker Yadav Prasad Bhattarai.
He said although a patrol team from the District Forest Office with the help of the locals has been helping to ward off the elephants, but in vain. He demanded that a long term plan be devised to control the menace.
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The problem has forced the locals to the extent of staying wide-awake throughout nights due to the rampaging elephants. The tuskers straying from nearby Indian forests enter the villages and wreck havoc in the villages.
The occurrence of elephant raids has shifted to the villages from Bahundangi in eastern Jhapa, which used to face such problem, but now free of it with the authorities having taken necessary steps, local people said.
A herd of five pachyderms that are taking refuge in Chandragadhi community forest enters the village in the evening, attacks locals and destroys crops and houses, the locals said.
Two days ago, a wild elephant entered the village and destroyed three houses at Bhadrapur-10, said local social worker Yadav Prasad Bhattarai.
He said although a patrol team from the District Forest Office with the help of the locals has been helping to ward off the elephants, but in vain. He demanded that a long term plan be devised to control the menace.
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Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Wild elephant kills man in Nepal
A wild elephant crushed a man to death while he was foraging for mushrooms in a forest in south-eastern Nepal, local police said on Friday. The man in his 60s had ventured into the community-run forest near his home in a rural part of Jhapa district when the animal killed him, said Hari Prasad Sharma, a senior police officer.
The man, who was from an indigenous community and earned a living from the forest, was searching for mushrooms when he came under attack, according to Sharma. “Locals who reached the forest to collect fodder and firewood informed us about the incident,’’ he said.
Nepal has made progress in the conservation of endangered wild animals, it has 200 tigers, over 600 rhinos and over 150 wild elephants. But the rise in numbers has led to dangerous encounters between humans and wild animals, raising concerns about the safety of people living near forests in the country’s southern plains.
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The man, who was from an indigenous community and earned a living from the forest, was searching for mushrooms when he came under attack, according to Sharma. “Locals who reached the forest to collect fodder and firewood informed us about the incident,’’ he said.
Nepal has made progress in the conservation of endangered wild animals, it has 200 tigers, over 600 rhinos and over 150 wild elephants. But the rise in numbers has led to dangerous encounters between humans and wild animals, raising concerns about the safety of people living near forests in the country’s southern plains.
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Sunday, April 23, 2017
Nepal tests fencing approach to protect farms and elephants
“We are not angry with the elephant and know that we need to protect it, but we also need to protect ourselves”.
This is a brave statement by Kaushala Budha, a Nepali farmer in the Patabhar hamlet, whose house had been nearly destroyed by a raiding elephant the previous night. I had expected more anger and a call for revenge, but no such thing. “If the government would help us, we would pack our bags and leave”, she says. Not too surprising because last night’s raid on her house was the 6th time in a year.
For the past week I have been working in the Bardiya National Park in western Nepal. The Himalayan Tiger Foundation (NTF) invited me to come and help them think through their program on human-elephant encounters. NTF works here with National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) and WWF-Nepal, advising them on improving park management and ultimately increasing the abundance of key species that occur, like tiger, rhinos, elephants, swamp deer, and a range of other exciting species.
This time, we are here to address two issues: Testing a new system of electric fencing, and starting a grassland improvement program to increase palatable grasses to get more deer and antelopes and ultimately more tigers.
Human-elephant encounters are costly to the community. A recent study showed that the total yearly elephant damage in the 5,000 ha project area is about US$ 35,000 – 50,000 in crop losses and damage to houses.
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This is a brave statement by Kaushala Budha, a Nepali farmer in the Patabhar hamlet, whose house had been nearly destroyed by a raiding elephant the previous night. I had expected more anger and a call for revenge, but no such thing. “If the government would help us, we would pack our bags and leave”, she says. Not too surprising because last night’s raid on her house was the 6th time in a year.
For the past week I have been working in the Bardiya National Park in western Nepal. The Himalayan Tiger Foundation (NTF) invited me to come and help them think through their program on human-elephant encounters. NTF works here with National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) and WWF-Nepal, advising them on improving park management and ultimately increasing the abundance of key species that occur, like tiger, rhinos, elephants, swamp deer, and a range of other exciting species.
This time, we are here to address two issues: Testing a new system of electric fencing, and starting a grassland improvement program to increase palatable grasses to get more deer and antelopes and ultimately more tigers.
Human-elephant encounters are costly to the community. A recent study showed that the total yearly elephant damage in the 5,000 ha project area is about US$ 35,000 – 50,000 in crop losses and damage to houses.
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Friday, March 24, 2017
Nepal, a strange boy was wild elephants attack killed the second month of this month
A 13-year-old boy was killed in a wild elephant attack in the Chitwan district of Nepal on Jan. 13, the second in a month Wild elephant attacks on human events.
According to the Chitwan police, the victim was named Sunar, and before he got out of the house, he went to the bathroom and was attacked by wild elephants, and the boy died on the spot.
On January 10, a 22-year-old Indian female visitor was attacked by a wild elephant and died in the end because of a serious injury, according to the report.
The National Park of Nepal, the first national park in Nepal, was established in 1973. In 1984, it was declared a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO, with elephants, rhinos, tigers and crocodiles Wildlife, is a famous tourist attraction in Nepal.
In Nepal, where the tourism industry is the mainstay, wild elephant attacks on human affairs have cast a shadow over the development of its related industries: the Indian girls' attacks have sparked 'fear' in some tourist circles.In Nepal, The legal protection of endangered animals, people have been attacked wild elephants called on the local wildlife sanctuary to take measures to control the area of wild animals, to prevent them from going out to hurt.
Some experts pointed out that with the intensification of human activities here, and the nature of wild animals themselves change, improve the situation is not difficult than before low.
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According to the Chitwan police, the victim was named Sunar, and before he got out of the house, he went to the bathroom and was attacked by wild elephants, and the boy died on the spot.
On January 10, a 22-year-old Indian female visitor was attacked by a wild elephant and died in the end because of a serious injury, according to the report.
The National Park of Nepal, the first national park in Nepal, was established in 1973. In 1984, it was declared a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO, with elephants, rhinos, tigers and crocodiles Wildlife, is a famous tourist attraction in Nepal.
In Nepal, where the tourism industry is the mainstay, wild elephant attacks on human affairs have cast a shadow over the development of its related industries: the Indian girls' attacks have sparked 'fear' in some tourist circles.In Nepal, The legal protection of endangered animals, people have been attacked wild elephants called on the local wildlife sanctuary to take measures to control the area of wild animals, to prevent them from going out to hurt.
Some experts pointed out that with the intensification of human activities here, and the nature of wild animals themselves change, improve the situation is not difficult than before low.
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Saturday, March 18, 2017
Elephant attack around bardia national park, Killing 1, Injuring 2
A man died and two others were injured when a herd of elephants attacked Praseni village of Bardiya district on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Bimal Pariyar, a local, informed the Bardiya District Police Office. The injured were locals Ram Prasad Lamichhane and Dinesh Singh Thakuri.
The duo are currently receiving medical treatment for their injuries. According to police, the elephants from the Bardiya National Park attacked the village at 7 am today. Police personnel have been deployed to send the wild animals back to the forest, the DPO informed.
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The duo are currently receiving medical treatment for their injuries. According to police, the elephants from the Bardiya National Park attacked the village at 7 am today. Police personnel have been deployed to send the wild animals back to the forest, the DPO informed.
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Friday, March 10, 2017
Elephant terror continues in Kapilbastu villages
People in half a dozen villages in Kapilbastu district are terrorised by wild elephants. People of Gugauli, Shivagadhi, Ganeshpuri, Khuruhuriya and Bhagawapur Village Development Committees (VDCs) have been terrorized by elephants from the Gautam Buddha Leasehold Forest as the elephants trumpet near the village and trample on the crops in their fields. Chairperson of the Community Forest, Janaki Yadav said the elephants that come from the forest along with their calves have broken the barbed wire fencing around the forest and damaged goods and property worth hundreds of thousands of rupees. The locals stay awake the whole night lest the elephants enter the human settlements. It is suspected that the elephants might have come to the forest from the Banke National Park via forest corridor in India.
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Wednesday, March 08, 2017
Bardiya youth killed in tusker attack
BARDIYA: A youth was killed while trying to chase away a herd of wild elephants that entered a human settlement in Karmala of Babai Municipality-3 in Bardiya district of western Nepal, on Tuesday.
The villagers were trying to chase away the elephants when 18-year-old Bijaya Nepali aka Amrit was killed in an elephant attack, informed Bardiya National Park (BNP) Assistant Conservation Official Ashok Bhandari.
Nepali died on the spot.
The BNP had fenced the periphery of the forest areas with electric wire, but it has not been effective in saving the villagers from sporadic skirmishes with the wild animals.
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The villagers were trying to chase away the elephants when 18-year-old Bijaya Nepali aka Amrit was killed in an elephant attack, informed Bardiya National Park (BNP) Assistant Conservation Official Ashok Bhandari.
Nepali died on the spot.
The BNP had fenced the periphery of the forest areas with electric wire, but it has not been effective in saving the villagers from sporadic skirmishes with the wild animals.
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Wednesday, March 01, 2017
Elephant herd attacks Nepal village, killing 1, injuring 2
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A herd of elephants attacked a village in southwest Nepal on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding two others, officials said.
Government official Dilli Ram Acharya said the elephants attacked Praseni village at dawn, when there was not much light and poor visibility due to winter fog. Acharya said the villagers did not see the elephants coming and did not have a chance to run.
Security forces were sent to the area to chase the elephants back to the forest. The injured people were taken to a nearby town for treatment. Acharya says the village is close to Bardia National Park, home to many elephants, but it was rare for people to be killed by the animals. The park is protected by government soldiers and is home to endangered tigers, one-horned rhinos and many other animals.
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Government official Dilli Ram Acharya said the elephants attacked Praseni village at dawn, when there was not much light and poor visibility due to winter fog. Acharya said the villagers did not see the elephants coming and did not have a chance to run.
Security forces were sent to the area to chase the elephants back to the forest. The injured people were taken to a nearby town for treatment. Acharya says the village is close to Bardia National Park, home to many elephants, but it was rare for people to be killed by the animals. The park is protected by government soldiers and is home to endangered tigers, one-horned rhinos and many other animals.
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Saturday, February 18, 2017
Two elephants destroy house and kill man in Nepal
A person has died after being attacked by two wild elephants in Saptari district on Saturday night.
The deceased has been identified as Raghunath Khanga, 60, of Bhardaha-9 of the district, according to Area Police Office (APO) of Bhardaha.
When Khanga and his family were fast asleep in the middle of the night, two wild suddenly elephants attacked his house. Everyone except Khanga managed to escape. He was chased down and trampled to death, informed the APO. According to locals, the elephants also destroyed sheds, and crops and vegetables cultivated in the farms of some locals.
Prior to this incident, Allahdin Khan, 55, of Bairawa-8 had also lost his life after being attacked by an wild elephant on November 3.
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The deceased has been identified as Raghunath Khanga, 60, of Bhardaha-9 of the district, according to Area Police Office (APO) of Bhardaha.
When Khanga and his family were fast asleep in the middle of the night, two wild suddenly elephants attacked his house. Everyone except Khanga managed to escape. He was chased down and trampled to death, informed the APO. According to locals, the elephants also destroyed sheds, and crops and vegetables cultivated in the farms of some locals.
Prior to this incident, Allahdin Khan, 55, of Bairawa-8 had also lost his life after being attacked by an wild elephant on November 3.
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Woman killed by elephant- Nepal
A 31-year-old woman was killed when a wild elephant stormed a village near a national park in south-western Nepal on Wednesday.
According to reports, the herd of three elephants ventured into the village of Manau in Bardiya district.
Senior police officer Netra Mani Giri told DPA News that the elephants went on a rampage, destroying four houses.
Police shot into the air to scare the herd.
The animals then returned to the Berdiya National Park.
Two men were also injured by the beasts.
They were transported to a hospital in Nepalgunj, the nearest town.
A four-year-old girl was killed on Sunday when a one-horned rhinoceros attacked villagers in Nawalparasi district in south-central Nepal, the publication continues.
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According to reports, the herd of three elephants ventured into the village of Manau in Bardiya district.
Senior police officer Netra Mani Giri told DPA News that the elephants went on a rampage, destroying four houses.
Police shot into the air to scare the herd.
The animals then returned to the Berdiya National Park.
Two men were also injured by the beasts.
They were transported to a hospital in Nepalgunj, the nearest town.
A four-year-old girl was killed on Sunday when a one-horned rhinoceros attacked villagers in Nawalparasi district in south-central Nepal, the publication continues.
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36 killed by wild elephants in 17 years
MANAU, Jan 5: It has been a week since Khagendra Gautam, a local of Manau, has been obliged to take shelter at schools and in the house of his relatives due to the terror spread by rampaging elephants. He believes the school building could be safer than his mud-built house but still he has not been able to get a proper sleep because of the fear that his house might get attacked by burglars in his absence.
"I have heard that Bardiya National park is best known for conserving and protecting wild animals in the country but I don't understand why we have never been able to live without the fear of being attacked by elephants," said Gautam."How long will we stay by asking for shelter with others?" he wondered.
Bimala Pariyar, 32, of Hattikhalla, Manau lost her life as she was crushed by an elephant on December 28. Despite her relentless efforts to run away from the elephant, she was caught and killed by it in the market. On the same day, Bimal Singh, a student and Ram Prasad Lamichhane, a principal of a local school were seriously injured in an elephant attack. Similarly, Mangra Tharu of Parsa died last Friday during his treatment after being attacked by elephant.
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"I have heard that Bardiya National park is best known for conserving and protecting wild animals in the country but I don't understand why we have never been able to live without the fear of being attacked by elephants," said Gautam."How long will we stay by asking for shelter with others?" he wondered.
Bimala Pariyar, 32, of Hattikhalla, Manau lost her life as she was crushed by an elephant on December 28. Despite her relentless efforts to run away from the elephant, she was caught and killed by it in the market. On the same day, Bimal Singh, a student and Ram Prasad Lamichhane, a principal of a local school were seriously injured in an elephant attack. Similarly, Mangra Tharu of Parsa died last Friday during his treatment after being attacked by elephant.
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Friday, February 10, 2017
Thag Prasad Yadav dies in elephant attack
PARSA, Jan 31: Thag Prasad Yadav, a local resident of Sibvarsa VDC of Parsa district was killed in a wild elephant attack last night.
The 60 year old Yadav was attacked by the aimlessly wandering mammal while he was offering water at Dhdheshwor Mahadev Temple nearby, according to police. “Yadav had been there in a group. However, other managed to flee the scene,” he added.
The incident location is based near Charbhayau Range Post.
Right after being informed about the incident, a joint team from Police Post, Rangapur, Area Police Office, Paterwa Sugauli and Parsa Wildlife Reserve reached the site and rescued the group of people trapped due to the incident to a safer place.
The body of Yadav has been kept at Birgunj-based Narayani Sub Regional Hospital for a post-mortem.
More than 10 people are killed every year in attacks by wild elephants straying from the forests into surrounding human settlements in Parsa district, said local people.
Their repeated calls to the concerned authorities to resolve the problem have fallen on deaf ears so far, they complained.
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The 60 year old Yadav was attacked by the aimlessly wandering mammal while he was offering water at Dhdheshwor Mahadev Temple nearby, according to police. “Yadav had been there in a group. However, other managed to flee the scene,” he added.
The incident location is based near Charbhayau Range Post.
Right after being informed about the incident, a joint team from Police Post, Rangapur, Area Police Office, Paterwa Sugauli and Parsa Wildlife Reserve reached the site and rescued the group of people trapped due to the incident to a safer place.
The body of Yadav has been kept at Birgunj-based Narayani Sub Regional Hospital for a post-mortem.
More than 10 people are killed every year in attacks by wild elephants straying from the forests into surrounding human settlements in Parsa district, said local people.
Their repeated calls to the concerned authorities to resolve the problem have fallen on deaf ears so far, they complained.
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Saturday, January 28, 2017
Wild elephants destroy dozen houses in Bardiya
A herd of wild elephants destroyed around a dozen houses in Balati and Baganaha of Babai Municipality in Bardiya district on Wednesday night.
Central Region Community Forest Balati Chairperson Dharma Raj Sharma informed the wild tuskers destroyed nine houses in Balati bordering Bardiya National Park. Three houses were also destroyed in Bargada of Baganaha in the district.
A Nepal Army team deployed for the security of the park fired over a dozen rounds in the air but the elephants did not budge and instead destroyed wheat farm in 10 bighas of land. Locals said the elephants entered the park only on Thursday morning.
People living in the surrounding area moved to safer places due to the tusker terror. They said the elephants were highly aggressive in nature and they have been forced to spend sleepless nights.
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Central Region Community Forest Balati Chairperson Dharma Raj Sharma informed the wild tuskers destroyed nine houses in Balati bordering Bardiya National Park. Three houses were also destroyed in Bargada of Baganaha in the district.
A Nepal Army team deployed for the security of the park fired over a dozen rounds in the air but the elephants did not budge and instead destroyed wheat farm in 10 bighas of land. Locals said the elephants entered the park only on Thursday morning.
People living in the surrounding area moved to safer places due to the tusker terror. They said the elephants were highly aggressive in nature and they have been forced to spend sleepless nights.
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Sunday, January 08, 2017
Conflict between humans and tuskers worsens in Kanchanpur
Sundari Chaudhary,35, of Belauri Municipality, Kanchanpur lost her life after a herd of elephants attacked her at the municipality a month ago.
The elephants attacked her while she was returning home from a local market Cahandev Bazaar along with her husband Aasharam in a bicycle through the jungle.
Aasharam fled from the scene, and survived the attack.
Elephants from the border at Dudhuwa National Park have reportedly been entering the municipality, terrorising villagers and destroying crops. A local Rajaram Chaudhary said that villagers were living in fear of elephant attacks that have increased in frequency this year over previous years.
Wild elephants have entered human settlements at Punarbas Municipality, Sitabasti, Parasan, Tribhuvan Basti, and Janak Basti. Local farmers said that the elephants have destroyed crops cultivated on around 100 bigahas of land.
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The elephants attacked her while she was returning home from a local market Cahandev Bazaar along with her husband Aasharam in a bicycle through the jungle.
Aasharam fled from the scene, and survived the attack.
Elephants from the border at Dudhuwa National Park have reportedly been entering the municipality, terrorising villagers and destroying crops. A local Rajaram Chaudhary said that villagers were living in fear of elephant attacks that have increased in frequency this year over previous years.
Wild elephants have entered human settlements at Punarbas Municipality, Sitabasti, Parasan, Tribhuvan Basti, and Janak Basti. Local farmers said that the elephants have destroyed crops cultivated on around 100 bigahas of land.
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Friday, January 06, 2017
Man killed in elephant attack
A man was killed after being attacked by a wild elephant at Nirmalbasti VDC in Parsa district on Wednesday night. An elephant straying from nearby forest attacked local resident Roghai Chaudhary, 45, while he was patrolling to protect crops from wild animals, police said.
Chaudhary’s body has been sent to Birgunj-based Narayani Sub Regional Hospital, police said.
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Chaudhary’s body has been sent to Birgunj-based Narayani Sub Regional Hospital, police said.
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Friday, December 16, 2016
Man killed in elephant attack
Parsa, Dec 15: A man was killed after being attacked by a wild elephant at Nirmalbasti VDC in Parsa district on Wednesday night.
An elephant straying from nearby forest attacked local resident Roghai Chaudhary, 45, while he was patrolling to protect crops from wild animals, police said.
Chaudhary’s body has been sent to Birgunj-based Narayani Sub Regional Hospital, police said.
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An elephant straying from nearby forest attacked local resident Roghai Chaudhary, 45, while he was patrolling to protect crops from wild animals, police said.
Chaudhary’s body has been sent to Birgunj-based Narayani Sub Regional Hospital, police said.
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