(Nepal): Nepal hunting reserve

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Link: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070716/asp/foreign/story_8063955.asp

 

Nepal hunting reserve

 

*Kathmandu, July 15* (PTI): Nepalese authorities have decided to open the

only hunting reserve in the country after almost a decade of closure as the

game population has increased.

 

The Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, situated in the erstwhile Maoist stronghold

of Rukum district in the country's mid-west, was closed during the

decade-long insurgency.

 

A recent survey has revealed that the number of Himalayan blue sheep, the

main trophy for gaming, has crossed 1000, officials at the department of

national parks and wildlife reserve said.

 

During the insurgency, the Maoists had captured most of the reserve, and the

population of the blue sheep reportedly declined as they were hunted by the

rebels for meat.

 

The conservation area spread across 1,325sqkm is the only protected area in

Nepal, where hunting was legally permitted.

 

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