BARDIYA, March 21: Visiting UK Prince Harry has arrived in Bardiya on Monday morning for the sight seeking of the Bardiya National Park.
After his arrival in the national park, Prince Harry enjoyed a rafting for almost 40 minutes in local Khauraha River that flows from the mid of the national park. Prince Harry's rafting ended after reaching the Baghauraphant.
Later he went on a jungle safari travelling on foot for at least half an hour.
The tiger trapping cameras this time captured Prince Harry's gait through the forest. He was elated to see the video of his tiger-like gait in a laptop. The tiger trapping camera installation work which started in the 1990s completed in 2000. A total of 300 cameras have been set up in the jungle.
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The technical teams from the Bardiya National Park and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) briefed the Prince on the tiger trapping camera technology. There are a total of 50 tigers within the Park, Assistant Conservation Officer, Ashok Bhandari said.
Prince Harry clad in a pair of jeans, shirt and a muffler delighted in observing the wildlife.
Prince Harry, who has special interest in nature, environment, mountain and wildlife, also enquired about various aspects of Bardiya National Park during his observation. Especially, elephants, rhinos, tigers and birds of 250 species are found in the park, spread on around 1000 square kilometers of area.
The World Wildlife Fund has been providing financial and technical support for the protection of the Park. Some 10,000 foreign tourists visit the Park every year. Elephants kept at four different places of Park had welcomed the Prince. 'Welcome to Harry in Nepal' was written on the body of the elephants.
After visiting the Bardiya National Park, Prince Harry also enjoyed home stay at Surya Patuwa VDC in the district. On the occasion, cultural Tharu dance and pageants was shown.After concluding his trip to Bardiya, Prince Harry is scheduled to visit Lamjung and Pokhara today and tomorrow where he is going for a trekking and meeting with the families of the British Gurkha soldiers.
Photos: RSS, Nirmal Ghimire and Kensigton Palace
