A case in point is the killing of three rhino in this month alone and the increased number of security posts from 47 to 38.
Park officials during the insurgency period had expected that cases of rhino poaching would go down automatically once the conflict ends in the country. However, years have elapsed since the then rebel party CPN (Maoist) joined the peace process, but the poaching of rhino is still rampant.
From the time last census was carried out, 16 rhino were already killed. It seems that park officials were not satisfied with all arrangements.
"The present strategy is not enough for the protection of wild animals," said Ganesh Panta, assistant conservation officer of the CNP. Now we are preparing to move ahead chalking out new strategy, he said.
Another conservation officer said adding security posts will not alone control poaching. "Without the full participation of locals, protection of wild creatures is nearly impossible," said Bashu Dhungana.
As 2010 is going to be marked as the ´Best Year of Rhino´, conservationists stress on the need for making a dramatic difference in rhino protection by intensifying the patrols, stopping the encroachment of park area, where poachers have made rhino an easy target and involvement local communities in protection.
They also emphasized on detecting and destroying snares and traps left by poachers before they can harm the park´s wildlife and obtaining leads on the location of traps and act as a deterrent to would-be poachers.
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