Lockdown comes as boon to wildlife in Chitwan National Park

Kathmandu - The lockdown enforced to contain the coronavirus pandemic has been a boon to nature and wildlife at Chitwan National Park here. The park has turned lush and green and the wildlife inside seems to be enjoying the environs without fear with no human activities taking place in the park for the last about one and half months. In normal situation, as many as 1,000 visitors used to take a tour around the national park on a daily basis.

Locals from Madi and nearby areas used the route through the park to travel to Chitwan and other paces of the district. Movement of people and human activity has drastically reduced, almost to nought, with the enforcement of the stay-at-home order in view of the CPVID-19 pandemic. No other people except those related to the park security patrol have been allowed to enter the park area at present.