POACHING RED PANDA, MUSK DEER AND RHINOS

Six local persons were caught from Langtang National Park, central Nepal, for killing a female red panda. All the apprehended are the locals from the nearby area. In another report, two persons have been sentenced 10 years of imprisonment for poaching musk deer, who were caught two years back in Annapurna conservation area.  Also, a team of Chitwan National Park arrested five persons for poaching a rhino. Also, two persons were held with cash worth NPR. 400,000 and INR 300,000 for rhino horn transaction in Triveni,  Nawalparasi district.

October 15, 17, 21

Kantipur, Kathmandu post