Human-animal conflicts rise as development blocks wildlife corridors

Infrastructure projects like highways and irrigation canals have fragmented key animal corridors in Sudurpaschim province. Three people have died in elephant attacks this year in Kanhanpur district alone.

Human-wildlife conflict has been rising in Kanchanpur district, a southwestern Tarai district in Sudurpaschim province, where a series of incidents have taken a toll on both local residents and animals.