Mahendranagar. Shuklaphanta National Park has mobilized elephants to chase away the tiger after it was spotted near Patebagh settlement in Beldadi Rural Municipality-5 Imalia area of Kanchanpur.
Ranger Vikram Choudhary of Shuklaphanta National Park said that since last four to five days, tigers have been seen in the area and they have been asked to be vigilant in the settlement.
“When tigers were seen continuously, we also installed cameras in the area to increase surveillance,” Ranger Chaudhary said, “Since tigers were seen on cameras last night, two elephants have been deployed from Shuklaphanta.”
According to Chaudhary, two elephants are being mobilized from the Shuklaphanta post inside the park to chase the tiger away from the settlement towards the forest. Along with the elephants, the Nepali Army and park staff deployed to protect the Shuklaphanta National Park from Beldadi Post are also deployed there.
“There has also been news that Patebagh is in the sugarcane field,” he said, “We have asked the locals who travel in the said area to be careful.”