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Cameras Deployed in Manaslu to Study Wildlife Attacks Amid Rising Conflict

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Eighteen trap cameras have been installed in the Samagaun and Samdo areas of the Manaslu Conservation Area in northern Gorkha to study increasing human-wildlife conflict. The initiative aims to identify the species and causes behind recent attacks on livestock like yaks and horses, which have led to significant economic losses for local farmers. Monitoring has begun in the first phase, with cameras placed in high-incidence areas.

• The study is focused on identifying the activities of stray dogs, snow leopards, Himalayan wolves, and bears in the region.
• Livestock farmers have expressed serious concern over the deaths of animals worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, threatening pastoral livelihoods.
• Each camera will remain in place for seven days before being relocated, with the process continuing for about a month.
• The Manaslu Conservation Area Project (MCAP) expects the data to support policies for reducing conflict, conserving livelihoods, and improving wildlife management.
• MCAP plans to expand the study to other affected areas, including Chekampar, in the coming days.