Wildlife rescue, treatment and rehabilitation center established

Katari (Udayapur), Dec 27: A wildlife rescue, treatment, and rehabilitation centre has been established at the Sisaghari wetland and ecotourism area in Katari Municipality, Udayapur.

The centre was established with the permission of the Division Forest Office, Triveni. Coordinator of the Tourism Area Management Committee, Dil Bahadur Adhikari, said that the injured wild animals found in Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga, Khotang, and Udayapur districts have been rescued for their treatment there.

Two Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) and four deer are being treated now. “A pangolin rescued from Katari Municipality-14 and two Nilgai could not be saved,” Adhikari said. Chief of Katari Division Forest Office Anirudhra Sah shared that the rehabilitation centre was established for the rescue of injured wild animals along the Madan Bhandari Highway.

He said the rescued animals will be taken to the forests or national parks. Sah stated that the capacity of the centre should be extended, adding that they need skilled human resources for the treatment of wild animals. —RSS