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MrNrsrRY oF FOREST AND sorl, coNsERy{rr-gl

PARKS AND wTLDLIFE
CONSERVATION

nnpnn'illnlqr on Nl'rtoNAL

Anti-Poaching Activities
in
Royal Chitwan National Park
fl992-1996')

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Department of Natiotal Parks
and wildlife Conservation
Babarmahal

WWF Nepal Program
Lal Durbar' Kathmandu

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INTRODUCTION

rhc Roya, chrnan

Na:"p

l.l"y:,:.1,H:1il1:iliii: fff.Htr.;f

subt.opical iluler terai lo\\lanG ot-soutnen
llltitag" Site
area by IINESCO in the lrst ot wo'n
rocogrition in tle World

in 1984' the park

:; $:

has attained wider

exclusirely managed as a huting
1950 ln 1963' the area south of
in 1973. it became the first Nattonal Park

forbiq eame aDd \Ias
Tbe ChiNan Valle1 uas well kno\'fi
ano tie-ir zue; urtil
reserye for the Rana Prime Ministers

,-J,rury"-a
RaDti was alemarcateal as u .t -o"".o.
area'
ofthe
to presewe the unique eco-system

house more than 43 speoies
by tropical to sub-tropical for€st
Tho Chitwan valley chaJacterized
trger and
the greater one-homed^rhinoceror
*o-g"'"o
thg
inoluding
ofmammals
'p"of,''fit" gaui. wrld elephanr. four homed antelope'
ap.",.,
sharial The oLber secured

lJ"ii nt"*-;;;t*

-,rt

a",

p)4boD erc
gangeric dolphin monitor hzard

tpYl^dw;1r*r:areetv on
tP
hunan
babitat and the offorts made to minimize
the DroDer management of the w dlrre
Park
The successtul conservation of a National

*d

id'T"y

ecosystem
interferencc adrersely affecring rhe Park

Nepal entered
aIId Wildlif€ Conservation Act in-19?3'
Wirh the enactment of National Parks
stafl
V";ttt] t C"ttt"i*t T'ug" prorisioD for(RNA)
inlo the modem em oi conser\alon -"'ffit
Roval \epalese Arml
esLutttttted t'lutionaip'k -d th"
amount of
"r;t*lv
ptot""t tt'" p't ln spite of the considerable
were grven the responsiblLf
'o pou"'*g oi certain siecies of wildlife species includlng
monetarv and human resources,
*-a-g"i"a ap."'.t hut" nol come under complete control

Hi"uJ#"i".i.,

The Doaching

of rhitoceros

and uger had srafled before lhe area

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as gazettei as a National

"Gaidacasti" - tumed Units
proted rhinoceros' The arm€d unit under a retfed
of ex-servicemen patrolling the area to
the othor at
odce in chitwan with two posts, one at Tikauli ard
area' and tho poachers \{€re active ill the
""r"""i-iJ-i"li""a
Nawalpaiasi. The two posts w€re to cover the entlre
as a National Park in-19?3 Nepal Army
i *ill*Cri*- t"fr"v After the area was gazetted
were
ffi;;;;;;"";;endar€ered wildlife sp;cies' ard the "Gaida Gasti" of ex-arml'rnen

;;iT;";a*

1940, drc nana

Ad;istration

had formed

reliev€d.

a serious problem in all protect€d areas
The poaching of rvild animals has alwavs renrained
like. the rhin-iieros and the tigcr'
i;JiJrvthi,':s i", ",rn"d posing freat to endang€r€d species market is one of the reasons for
d
the
The rise in price of rhino hom and uger bones
subsistence econom)' of certatn
ttre
and
hunting
of
species. The tradinon
;;J'erselv afiected the populadon or wild admals in the ptote'cted areas'

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Rhinoceros Mortality

t992-l
Date

\!ell

ds oulslce oi

Bandarjhula
1994

13.10.1994
26.3.1995

l0

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,]

993

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bY

Remtrk

figer

Derth
Inside as

1992

Killed
Poaching

Naturrl

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area

Ghatssi

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Bhosdghal 8lea
Dhruba Post areq

r.5.1995
'7.6.1995

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23.6.1995

t1

 

t995

22.2.1996

Khaseii Khola
Near Gaida

c8!l

loud

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29.'t.1196

Khoscndra Malli

@uEEg
b-v fiChl

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13.4.1996

4 t .1996

rn a

der

n"*ty

to* t

tY

utn

Budha Nagff Megnautr

a*'o-tattv

vuL

tetL

wounas

oig4g-

sustained in a

light

14.12.1996

Table

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the years 1992-199^6 The years 1:?:-1993
Table 1 shows the rhinoceros mortality between
Some tigcr poache$ were
a"*'il" ftfgft"u -"*"ftty both alue to natuml cause and poaching
rvere also
period.
.There
llii"u"a to"lu* .*t"f,ei to more lucrative rhino poaching during that
period
after the
increase in poaching of rhinociros The transitional
;d". ;;t;;;;;;"
in and outside the
- posts positioned
political change in the countly berng one i'tre Army
pott' staff are not amed'
fr;;;l ;.arli -" not oblized to patrol ertensively Atta theThe presence
of army guard
,n" arrncd group of poachers on their own

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n.stsinsldetheDarkslsabenefpoachng.leterentthantheirlimitedpatoling'Thewolst
igoilLsqr"^ ttti *estern side of the park' including the Bandarjhula island

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rhino young werc killod by the
*here tiere aro insufficient army posts. In the year 1993, four
poaching death
Jg"rs. .Aff,". tSS: th" t"coral shows a gradual decrease in

death in 1995 There werc seven
wounds sustained in,fighrs with
A"otf, in 1996 also Of the seven, 4 had died of
b.d faflen off a cliff and died of injudcs' I was found in a decomposed

Seven rhinoceros rvere recoriled

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Death caused bY rvomds

14.1l 1996

*irro"".o.

io

"ausea
$ltained in a fight-

23.10.1996
8.11.1996

PP.a

ditch lllade bY a bed

to have met nafural

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s[ale. and a baby rhino $as kilted by a tiger'

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13..3.1996

The dead fernale tiger bore

2.12.1996

behind the buildins
was brought to park offioe and buried
The decomposecl oarcass of the tiger

Man Kill€d/wounded by wild animals
December 1996
Place

Case

Dato

Attacked and

killed by

Dibyr

wounded

Meghauli

by

Killed

2

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naCar

Ked

by

26.t2.1996

Wouded

bY

ttre

Nawal Pa-rasr

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tourist for iurlgle rvalk
collecting fuel wood

JasatDur VDC

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rhinocercs

29.t2.1996

Killcd br tiuer

alomesticated €lephants

were used to drie the tiger
from clop field

1-

bY

26.t2.1996

rhino while

fishing illegallY

liqer
4.11.1996

tY

utta"L"O

Reu River

Attacked and

Remarks

Wou[ded

a

rhinocffos
23.1O.1996

Killed

guide was attact<ed
when he was taking a
-while

While gr^z ing cattlg

In19g6.3pemonswereL1tledandlwoundedbyrhinoceros'onclocalvillager*askill€dbyatigef,
whereas 2 others were wound€d ilr another tiger attack

Wildlife Rescued
(January-December 1996)
Date
27.2.t996

July 16

and

No

SDecies

Pydr.n

rd 1996

2.10.1996
23.10.1996

Remarks

Rescued bY

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Park stalT

Selarated with molher whetr the
anhral \6 &iven bY \'llaAds

2

DNPWC

Rele€led inside the Pek

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Gulmi District forest

Djed desltte eforts to save

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Pek slrlT
Paik staff

Tlle 7.75

10' long Plthon was

rcleased at Ichari TaP'. 
Park mdNcRTC stall

13.6.1996

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Rlinocsos wirh old wounds \tas
darted and Provided rnedlcal
aealme

6.r2.t996
9.12.1996

Rulddehi

Pythm

P.otection

Rcleased ne.ar

Tmar Tal

Utrit

1

inoceros, 4 p]tl$n, 2 lepard md
Between Januzly-Decmber 1996,
nedical teabn€ni ms provided to one wouded rhinoc€ros

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ftesh watd turtle were rescussl atro

 Poaching M€thods:
poachcrs have developed,and used.diffcr€nt
Tho records of poaching incidence show that the
used methods are: pitfall digging' towcham'
methods of poaohing. Among lrre commonlv
to be most widcly used method followed by

""r."ri*
t'*.ft"i,i,o"ira

fireairms. Pitfalls arc

""p

tf't.

,r'i"o

foT

nd

Porsonrng is follo\ted by the use of firearms

Records show the size ol poachers
Most poachers are from thc lo{al cthnic communities
U*
a rhino' to five !o stx t:: Oll
varies from two io three for shootmg, or snaritg
*T:t
grassland
Th" iou"h'ng pttttut" Is mostly in the
sroups of more than ten arc also known
pla]ns"f-tlrc Rapti
th:
i.""1 *it"r" .rtt"t """ur in highest densitv' especir! 1:aionc
^lood
or the RCNP is
pcrcent
2 I
on tt'"-B-d4huL i'md An estmated

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grassland.
diggcrs make
methods to kill the rhinoceros Thc-pit
Poochcrs havc been found to use scveral
fall Fiftv pits were
on a rhrno's path into which the animal mav
iart"
in this manner Ln thc Park
,""irara6 ,n 19oz but ro far. onll l4 rhinos rrcre caught

tJ*g;;;;t";tnight

tottt

pumpkin in areas cornmonl)-1::,0:::ttt'-,11 t
Poachers using poison place it in maizc and
lcss commonly used techniques to
wire nooses anal heavy spca$ suspenoco in recs arc other
r.iirrlioo..,quto.uti".iflcs have also bcen used to kill the arimal

is the greator one homed
show that- the primc target of thc poachers
the iiger' Whilc the rhinoceros and the
rhinoctros followcd bv the spotteo ocer, wild bJr and
wildboam are found to
Lff"a f.. i , ilom and bon€s respectively, the spottcd dears and
,i'g".

The poaching records

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bc killcd for meat.

Poachers \vith spears and net used to

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kill samber

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(APU):
Formation of Anti-Poaching Units
endanger€d and other wildlife sp:ttt:-111-t'"*l
To cofirol anal aliscourage the poaching of
umt m
orucl providJ financial support to anti-poachins
*"h'h" task ofpatrolling inside the park and
1992. The Anti-poaching Unit was ot"'g"J
t'ntfrom the !Tthges scaftrei
'tltpat
abour-poaching-acLrvities
*t
g;,h", l;;;il
':"11
since
formed
erogram tl.o eeUs ha\e been
*
ParL. With thc financlar tuppo* o' ''' ' pipruhu .
rit'rit. oLh"r uml is engagcd in Khagendfa
act-rv. lanuary, lqq3 oneof$eAPU rs
lrJnrr-*"*- t-a"r ofthe park where much antiMalli sector. Tho piprahar Apu_coveo *"
Malli APU coven the eastem sector of the
n"
Doaching activiues have o"*tt"o '
"Irug"nd"ularge number of adjoining villages malc it a
*iti rhe
Park. The pbysical bo,'ndory *rnotm

;ffiHffi;ffi;"ti"n

"r,'"i"*,r'*r

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o'u':

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J*i :l"i'l:
!ffm;U5,ll":m,T
{october)
toriaavs.rik
in

ii.1iHffffi::lll'!lil; ilii';, me
iff
;ffi; ,ffi;G;;;, patrolli4

rhc Dashain

rong

is possible onlv with rhe help of el€phants

Incentive for Informants

for
effective' WWF has provided financial support
To make the anti-poaching campalgn more p-tt
rhe incerrive for local informers is
i"""itiu" ro'

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t"i-*d

"tun
;"*ards and punishment svstem in the contnunitv

Incidence of Poaching, Itlegal dealings /activities
(1992-1996')

21.6.92
10

7.1.93
21.6.93

3
2

25.1294

i:ilJ5
10.12.95

r*-*.0 otr'c. e t"oDutl "ki"

3

2
2

PNion of I iser bmd
-;:=:::::=;i::_i.=;
-P*im of lir slu

2

t5.t2.95

r.iio--iii"a - "--r r-

,8ri!%

6i"-"d l,"il ftr

Rhino

13.7.r996

latmoted Do@hind
Po$esim of 12 5 kC 1i3er bones

j"ly D%

Try'osro \eU rhno hoore!

Po$e$io
.G;;
27.t0.1996

noud

T2

2.8.94

r0i.95

5OO.Oo

3

r0.t2,93

25.t,95
t2.5.95

Rt

kill {ild

of 15 kg rigd

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b(N

or poism i$mded
d_rlml

b

Poisoed bail eni

disoorded

n€ used to

Table 2

RONAST for

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Thoslstemofrewatilandpunishment1sarmedtoencouragethelocalpeopt:t:.h"-tp'th"APU
th"- for their cooperation. Table 2 shows the
-o '"*a'a
parts The illegal
.."*ta *,ft rhino hom' tiger bones and skin' and other animal
"*"ft"^
hurtersaodtheifaocomplic€swelccaughlduringtheactofinattomptingpoaching,orwhile
in table I'
Asihown in-Rhinoceros motilitv (1992 - le96)

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table2showstlrcar€stotpoachersmvolveclintheillegaltradoalongwiththeconfiscated
animal parts.

arso shows the 1ltio, of.l?achinct
the
ooachers (24 in totat) In all the cases

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;ff :iri"il:LT
dealers

itt"en arests were flade-and the illegal
ffi.iur,i"*, iiui t*o poa"t'ioe In rgtal
*rp'lt" *ught in 1995 wore found in poss€ssion of

;il.ofi;ttfittt t*;;;'.:.

rr'"?'tu"n

rhino and tlgor Pans15 aad
persons fiom Chii{an ard Nawalparasi with
APU opemtion succeeded in atrosting 2
poison
of
.",p""ti*tv ts% one tocal *a. arrested in possession
ever vigilant
to poison rhinoceros wcrc foiled by the
intended to kill
'iit"wild anmal t *o utte-ptt
were discovered in time
oot.-"al baits for rhinoceros

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ii"illu*

accomplices were anest€d by the Tikauli
4
A resident of Chainpur vDC 4, Chitwan and other

APU while they were trying to

sell

llno hooves

TheAbmhanConservationAwardconferrcdbythewwFN€palPrograntotheforefront
in anti-poaching actrvitics
;;;k . l,k" ah" ;;ga scouts actively involvi Gamo
'has Dil Bahadur
Scout ofRCNP and Mr' -enmumged
Krishna DhungarD Senior
t"fr.-rtli
Forest omc€ wcle two of the ten rccipients of the
"rit*.-".
iil""G sui"a". ut tft" chit\'{ran DiJtrict
1995 Abralam
Conservatron Award (Annex I) Al1 three recipients -of
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of antitoaching unit
Coor*ution a**a *o" from RCNP Without the active involvement
form of inc€ntiv€s to
in
the
i#Ui.",,fl" *.t"-",ion of wildlife would be futile Tho rc{ards
The combined
are encouraging thcm to cooperate with APU members
cost effectlve
etrort ofthe APU and the int€lligcnce system is proving very

#"tmer-i

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ThelnternationalTrustforNafurcconscwatlon(ITNC)hasmadeaprovisionofarewardof
n. SO.OOO for information leading to the capture of poachers along with the

"o-a
rleapons/snarc

used and the arumals

psrls

Thc systcm ls showrng resuks

The Rote of WWF, ITNC and KMTNC
datcs back to 1973 wheD it supported tiger conservation
programs like Q!j-I?ti-o.n Tiser in
activiti"s io tte country. In the subsequent years it supported
m
Wildlife Reserve (i973-83), in Chitwan National Park (t973-87)' and
tfr",ft"r
provided institutional suppod for
SuklaDhada Wildlife Resenc (19?4-85) In 1990-91' WWf

The

WWI's involvement in Nepal

f"-"t

of National parks and wildlife consewatron (DNpWC) primarily for anti(APU) at Royal Bardia Nalional PaJk in
ooachins acd\ihes, and fonned anti-poaching units
Clxn\an National Park
iost-t lo":, ', pmudcd furancrai ruppon o form APu rn Royalbuy
nec€ssary €quipment
to
to RCNP
GCNp) on lanuary zs, 1993, it releasea Rs 105,000
atrd field gear for the APU (Ann€x n).

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prcvided Rs
1994, WWF entercal into a Supplementary Agreement with DNPWC- lld
gear
for th€m'
fiold
buy
and
th" salary aod ilowaaces for the APU team
ttZ.StO to

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has also made a provision of incentive
Apait fiom regular fitancial support for APUS' WWI
a tmck load of turtles (a total of-12{) were
#it"*-i..-?,ft" *.t w"ek-of O"tobu 1994 Kg
The two
slt"top"r' On anoth€r occasion 9 oftiger bones were confiscated
iil.*"J
were awarded Rs.
"
infirmation had led to the arleJ of rhe illegal dealefs,
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I1.000 by DNPWC with WWF'S financial support'

Besides forming 2 APUS

i"i*.r- O-JAii"r"f

financial support
in 1992, WWF Nepal Program dccrded to provrde
in t996.
well as outside Royal Chitwan National Park

APUs inside as

Royal Chitwan National Park

tocal A?U member 2

Malli Unit covers eastem part ofthe
Oftho 4 units working inside tbe park the Khagendo
the-midwith Parsa Wildlife Reierve The Padampur unit covers
the
Ktaul Unit the north west part whereas the Madi Unit covers Southem
part of the Park.

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Timber Smuggling failed by APU
APU members de?ating ro?ghfforesr?re

  

 

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th€ othcr at Kawasotr'
There are 2 APUS outside the park One at Tikuali,

in that area of Chitlvan District and is
Tho Tikauli area (outside RCNP) APU is active
(DFO)'
operating under the Chitwar District Forest Offic€r

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Chitwan District Forest Office

Tikauli Area APU

Ranger
Hoad

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LocalAPumember

2

Pa{asi an'd is in the
The Kawasoti area APU is working in thc adjoining area(s) of Nawal
Chief
of nu*utpur*i DFO. The DFOS are workirg in c-oordhation with the

"o.--d

APUS more effective as poaching
Ward€n ofRCNP. This arrangement was made to makc the
often occu$ outsidc the Park.

Nawal Psrasi District Forest O{fice

Kawasoti APU

Ranger
Head

constable I

Constable
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Infoimer

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The formation of APUS in these areas are

necessa.ry

to deter poaching These areas

past, and aro expected to
stat€gically cover places where much poaching had taken place in the
discourage such illegal activities \dth their vigilanc€ and operatons

APU Team and informanls'
Besides providing monthly salary and allowances to the additional
freld gears (Am€x III)
provided
WWI N'epal Pr%ram made an agreement with DNPWC and

tr." fifi l"it"t.

g*r

Ui*"tf*.,

sleepifi bags' Tents' Raincoats' Khukuri' to the APUs The Ficld

in a'll seasons
a.""nec"""ary fo. tlt" APUs for their effective patrolling and mobility

to establishing a reward system to discourage poaching of cndang€r€d species like
also uses its
,il"lirJ" _a ,fr" ,,g"r, tie Intcmational Trust for Nature Conserration (tTNc)
Tops- In
the
Tiger
at
in
its
office
irni to -ti p*"fti"'g -tivitios The Trust has its account
G Wta* of RCNP the re4uired arnourf is used for anti-poachng
In addition

"o*"it"tl-'*i*
operations designed and impl€mented by the Warden

information gathenng
The Trust provided donation to the Park to hirc informers and strengtlrcn
1994, it provided further financial support to RCNP and the DFOS of
l"iSSf.
fiom January' 1995'
aoa nu\{utpu.asi Districts for the same purpose with effect
at
sending regular monthly amount to the Park to marntain the APIh
iiCn n""
"ota"a and ai Khigendra Malli in Chitwan- In cooperatron with DNPWC the

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ra*..t
ihitr*

sunda.Jlola island
poachers
Trust ias launched a program of rer,vards for infonnation lcading to the capture of
The program rs cost effecuve in combathg poachng

programs
The King Mahendra Trust for Natur€ Conscrvation (KMTNC) is engaged in

RCNP
involvinfpeople's participatlon in conservahon and Buffer Zone development aJould
S"rid"r,"tl" T-.t i. *gAed in providing Trainings and carry out Research activities with the
suppof of GEF ftnd. The taining's are designed for protected area.-st'?ff like the Warden'
Runge., Gu.e."outs, Army personnel €tc The Trust is also mobilizing the local Users'
Croups for planlation and relatcd aclivitics

To make th€ conservation and Anti-poaching dive mor€ effective a committee has been
fomed. The fi$t m€eting of the committee h€ld on 2050/12ll (March 14, 1994) decided to

involve alld engage the field forest staff of Nawalparasi, Makanwanpur and Chitwan Distncts
working adjacent to RCNP for the protection of endangered wildlife species lt also decided to
call a joinfmeeting of the cornrnittee comprisilg the following people in every three months
(Annex l\).

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Chitwan, Nawalparasi and Makwanpur Distncts
Commanding O{Ecer Royal Nepal Army at RCNP
DSP - Chitwan

CDOS

Chairnan, Chitwan District Development Committee
Judg€, Chitwan District
Chief Warden, RCNP
Chairpcrsons, VDC (selected)
The meeting also decided to rcview the activities carried in accordance with the decisions
reached in the previous me€ting(s).

The second meeting ofthe conmittee held on 2050/12122 (March 25, 1994) decided to reward
informants ard otherc who contributcd in ApU op€rations. (Amcx V)

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difrerent offrces to make the anti-poachiag programs more effective The committee
in thc near future
submit its plan and progran to the Ministry of Forcst and Soil Conseryation

Conclusions and Recommendations
Besides carrying out regular patolling in the assigned areas' the APUs are also keepmg
camp at
vigilance on important wildlife babitats lnstead ofconcentratmg in one area the team
different places and kecp a close surveillance.

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The APUS posted in different areas have also contributed in rescuing woutded and stEyed
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animals. ttre tearn, besides monitoring villagers passiog through the
on offenders released on bail
poaching has been

Because of effectlvc information network systgm and swift operations
considerably controlled inside the park and in the forests under District Forcst Oflices

of
Th€ fleld g€ar provided by WWF Nepal Program has mntributed a great dcal inlhe success
APU pat; ing. The gear has cnabled the team to patrol at night, and ev€n in adveAe climatic
condltlons,

Recommendations
The nature ofthe Park s physical boundary and the large nunber ofvillages adjacent and
adjoining the Park area have always posed problems for the Park Management For emcient
comnunication and swift operations Walkie Talkio and Radio sets will be rcquircd irl thc all
differcrt posts.

Similarly, 3 additional APUS need to be formed to cover some lulnerablc pafis oftlle park and
doter poaching.

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The recipients ofthe Abraham Conservation Awad 7996 are

Ms. Jamuna Devi Gurung, Senior

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Annapu.na Conservation Area,
Lwang Station

Mr. Gagan Singh Chunara, Senior Game Scout, Royal Bardia National Park
Mr. Bal Krishna Dhungana, Senior Game Scout, Royal Chitwan National Paxk
Mr. Chet Bahadur Baniya, Senior Game Scout, Sagamatha National Park
Mr. Dil Bahadur Shrestha, Subedar, Chitwan District Forest Office
Mr. Dorje Lama, Project Officer, Sagalmatha Pollution Control Committee
Mr. Hari Prasad Banjarq Progrcm

Coordinator,

Environmental Camps for
ConseNation Awareness

Mr. Krishna Shrestha, Member, Nepal Forum ofBnvironmental Joumalists

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MINUTES

The meeting chaired by 1,4r. Ram Preet Yadav, ChiefWarden of RCNP on 2050/1211
(March 14, 1994) discussed to find ways to make the protection of endangered wildlife
species like the rhinocercs and other animals morc efeative and made the following
decisions.
Attenda nce

RCNP
Chief Warden Mr. Ram Preet Yadav
Distdct Forest Omcer Mr. Suraj Prasad Shrestha Makwanpur District
Distdct Forest Omcer Mr. Ramesh Bahadur Chand Chitwan Distdct
Decisions:

l.

To coordinate with each other about the ways already adopted or to be adopted to
protect endangered wildlife species like the rhinoceros and tiger in around the
RCNP, and hold meeting in this regard in the first week of every month.

2.

Apart from the regular conservation measures, the following budget for the APUs
(to be) active in different Dist ct has also been proposed.
There are two APUs in RCNP. Budget for the following basic needs of the APUs
should be provided:

Monthly salary for 4 village infonnanls in each Unit
Incentives for 3 staf members in each Unit
PeroL/Diesel for vehicles
Vehicle maintenance
Telephone charge
Inc€ntive for informants

Daily allowance for the stafl'

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Telephone charge
vehicl€ Maintenance
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The same provision should also be made for Nawalparasi
District Fore$ Omce
For MakanwanDur Distdct Forest Olice
Vehicle Maintenance
Telephone charge
Incentive for informants
Daily allowance for staffmembers
Field Gear for the APUS

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Tent (capacity 4)

Motorboat
Mattress
Sleeping bags

Bicycle
Rucksack
Water bottle

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Camera

First aid kit
Khukuri
Boots
Raincoat
Torch light
Battery

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The staff members working in the following ofrces and others involved
sought in the
conservation of wildlife shall be involved, and t.heir cooperation will be
protection of endangered wildlife species like the tiger and the rhinoceros: Jhe staff
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members working at the Makwanpur District Forest Offices adjacent to RCNP
The
Sunachari, ManJar  Jyarnire, Hadikhola area including the local info'mants.
Chitwan iistrict Forest Ofrce field staff working at Bhardara, Baghmar4 Khorsor,
Simaltar, Shaktikhor, Sagun Tole, Nagarban and Baranda, and the local informanls'
The Nawalparasi District Forest Ofice fleld statrand the informants at Seri, Temarpur,
Amaltari, iamichaur, Daldaley and Kujauli, and the RCNP staff and infomants
working in the adjoining areas ofthe Park.

3.

To present the progress report of the previous month in accordance with the
decisions riached then, and hold discussions on the activities caried in the month'
And make necessary reforms ifthe need anses

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To coordinate with one another on the basis of information about poaching

within and outside the district.

6.

To request concemed offices of the following persons for
the conseNation ofwildlife, in every three molths

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Chief District Officer (CDO), Nawalparasi District
Chief District Officer (CDO), Chitwan Distlict
Chief District Officer (CDO), Makwanpur Distdct
The Commarding Officer, Royal Nepal Army at RCNP
Deputy Superintendent ofPolice (DSP) Chitwan District

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District Judge, Chitwan District
Chief Warden, RCNP
Chairpersons, Village Development Committees (selected)

To reward person(s)/orga.nisation(s) up to I{s. 50,000, who cooperate to deter
poaching or help to anest poachers along with evidence like weapons used in poaching
and aniials parts. The informants be provided with daily allowances for 7 - 15 days
at a time along with busfare, telephone charge and other unseen expenses

7.

8.

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of:
meeting
The Chief Warden,
Th€ District Forest
The District Forest
The District Forcst

to be rewarded, the decision should be made by a joint
RCNP
Officer, Nawalparasi Distdct
Officer, Makawarpur District
Officer, Chitwan District

The invitees forjoint meetings should be provided with allowances in line with
HMG/N regulations, and at par with class III gazetted Officer in the case of other
officials.

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MINUTES
The meeting ofthe Anti-Poaching Committeeheld on 2050/72/22 (March 25, 1994) in
Parasi of Nawalparasi District made the following decisions:
Attendance:

Coordinator
ChiefWarden RCNP
Mr. Ram Preet Yadav
Mr. Ramesh Bd. Chand Acting DFO Chitwan Member
Mr. Santosh Mani Nepal Acting DFO Nawalparasi Member
Decisions:

1.

The following cases of arrests of poachers/illegal dealers and confiscated
animal parts of endangered tiget rhinocercs, leopaxd etc. have been record€d by
Nawalparasi District Forest Office. The decision is made hereby to awald the
following persons with the amount received from ITNC as incentive in accordance
with the mture of the cases flled against the poachers/illegal dealers and the animal
parts confiscated.

a)

The combined raid of the Raiding Units of Budolikuna Pithauli VDC
Nawalparasi and Chitwan captured an illegal dealer with rhino pod 1, rhino bones 7, a
poison pot, and spotted deer horn 10. The culprit is under t.ial. The other culprit is at
large. Rs. 5,000 to be rewarded.

b)

A raid at Waxd 6 Ranitar of Tamseria \aDC resulted in the anest ofa
culprit with rhino hom and four pieces of rhino bones. The case was filed on
2050/8/18 (December 14, 1994) and the offender in under trial. A lump-sum ofRs.
10,000 to be rewafded for this operation.

One person has been arrested in possession of a rhino horn at ward
No. 5 Chormara of Tamseria VDC. The case was frled on 2050/9/9 (December 24,
1994) and the culpit is under trial. The lump-sum ofRs. 10,000 should be rewarded.

c)

d)

Two people from Nawalparasi Koluwa \DC were a.rested nea.r the
weekly Budhabare market of Parasi VDC while trying to sell two rhino hom They
were arested ot 205jll0l7 (Jan. 30, 1995) along with the two horn. The two are
under trial. According to the nature of the case and the evaluation of other factors, a
lump-sum ofRs. 30,000 should be given for this operation.

e)

A resident ofNew Balhani VDC has been anested in possession of, and
while trying to sell 8 rhino hooves. The Nawalparasi Forcst Office staff carried out
the operation on the basis ofinformation received fiom Chitwan District Forest OfficeRs. 10,000 to be rewarded for this operation.

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possession

Two people were arrested at Gachheda of Kumarbasti VDC in
of and while trying to sell tiger (Male) skin, Moustache and 13.2 Kg. of

tiger bone on 2050/10/20 (February 3, 1995). Taking into consideration the important
nature ofthe operation Rs. 25,000 to be rewarded.

g)

Reward a local student with Rs. 5,000 to encou.age him in his studies
and conservation activities in future for informating the officials to retrieve a fallen
rhino hom when two male rhinos fought with each other. Reward Rs. 2,000 as
incentive to the staffmembers ofMagarkot sector for acting sincerely.

h)

On a tip from informants two people were arested at Bahula Khola
near Dibyapuri VDC while trying to sell tiger skin. It tumed out to be leopard skin
and3.1Kg. ofbone. The skin and bone are confscated and the culp ts are under tria.l.
Rs. 10.000 to be awarded.

2)

This meeting also decides to provide the following amount to be used for
works related to conserwation of wildlife as the allocated budget for Fuel for vehicles
at the District Forest Ofice is insufficient. The bills shall be presented before the
Committee meeting for ratification.
Nawalparasi District

Telephone
Petrol and Diesel
Mailtenance

Rs. 15,000
Rs. 10,000
Rs. 10,000

Mscellaneous Rs.

Total

5-000

Rs. 40.000

Chitwan District
Decision has already been made in the previous meeting.

3)

From the next fiscal year on, the ainount allocated for logistics is to be given
to Nawalparasi District Forest Office as decided in the meeting held in Chitwan
District Office.
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MINUTES

A meeting of the coordination committee was convened on April 25, 1997 on the
chairmarship of Mr. Subarna Karmachary4 Regional Director of Forest at Chltwan
District Forest Officer, Tikauli.
Attendance

Mr.

Subama Kamacharya
Major Pradeep Jang Thapa
Mr. Tika Ram Dhakal
Mr. Gopal Prasad Upadhaya
Mr. Nanda Prasad Poudel

Regional Director of Forest
Major, Royal N€pal Army
Officer, Chitwan District Forest Of8ce
Chief Warden, RCNP
Adminisfative Officer

Decisions

l.

The attending members were made known about problems and solution (2)
stated in the minutes ofthe meetings ofMarch 10, 1997 about the arrest ofthe
culprits involved in the incidence mentioned there, and the filing ofthe case at
the District Forest Officer on April 9, 1997.

2)

The meeting rcviewed the incidence of April 19, 1997 when a male rhinoceros
strayed and intered into the Indian forest, and with the coordinated effort of
District Forest Office and District Administ.ative Office of Nawalparsi, Royal
Chitwen National Park, Chitwan District Forest Officer, Indian Police and
Forest Officials, and how two domesticated elephatns were used to drive back
the rhino on April 13, 1997.
The rhino strayed again on April 14, 1997 and entered inlo the Indian forest ol

Bhimpura. And that the Department of National Parks and Wildlife
Conservation was coordinated about the monitoring ofthe rhinoceros and the
n€cessary measures adopted including the amount needed 10 bring the animal
back.

The committee was made aware about the legal action taken by Royal Chitwal
National Park agaimt the l0 offenders in custody involved in two diferent
cases for using poison to kill fish and other wildlife

4)

The meeting decided to put fence and start natural rcgeneration by cutting old
trees and stopping cattle grazing in al area of2200 meter x 330 meter adjoing
the habi'tation north of Gondang in ward no 12 of Barandhar, Bharatpur
Municioalitv.

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6)

Since that many members failed to attend the meeting, it
attendance in the next meeting.

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compulsory

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