This fact came to light in course of a study and observation of musk deer population in the park area carried out by the office.
Park employees who conducted the observation and registration of musk deer population in the park found 72 deer snares and a dead musk deer trapped in a snare inside the park area.
Similarly, two dead langur monkeys were found in two traps laid by the poachers in the park area for trapping musk deer.
According to the musk deer census report prepared by Khaptad National Park office, the observation team of the park found three dead musk deers in a period of two months.
A survey carried out by the park office among the local population identified many causes for the declining population of wildlife in the park area. Among the main reasons for the decrease in the wildlife population as pointed out by the locals are unrestricted pasturing and lack of effective monitoring by the game scouts.
Sixty-three percent of the local people surveyed said allowing unrestricted pasturing in the park area is the main reason for the increase in poaching activities while 57 percent blamed the lax monitoring by the game scouts.
Spread over an area of 225 square kilometers, Khaptad National Park straddles Bajhang, Bajura, Achham and Doti districts of the Far-west region.
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The park is home to 24 species of mammals, 17 species of reptiles, 290 species of birds, two species of fish, six species of amphibians, 18 species of insects, 57 species of trees and 27 species of medicinal herbs.
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