Sheep are dying in traps set for wildlife in Kanchenjunga Conservation Area

Poachers and smugglers instal traps in various places of the conservation area every year to catch musk deer and Himalayan black bear for their body parts.

Gopal Bista, a sheep farmer of Phaktalung Rural Municipality, lost four sheep to traps set by smugglers in the past two months. He lost 26 other sheep in a similar way over the past few years.