Rastriya Swatantra Party Lawmakers Demand Integrated Plan for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management
Summary
Rastriya Swatantra Party lawmakers have called on the government to prepare an integrated action plan to manage human-wildlife conflict, citing damage from monkeys, elephants, leopards, wild boars and nilgai. They also pressed for better compensation, alternative crops and coordinated measures with India to reduce losses in affected areas.
Key Points
- RSP lawmakers urged the government to create a single integrated framework for managing human-wildlife conflict instead of separate task forces.
- They highlighted rising damage and casualties in places such as Baitadi, Kanchanpur, Madhesh Province and areas around Banke and Shuklaphanta national parks.
- Lawmakers called for easier compensation, support for farmers without land certificates, and promotion of crops less vulnerable to wild animals.
- Some members also suggested scientific control measures, including sterilization of monkeys and diplomatic coordination with India over elephants entering Nepal.
