Bardiya, Jan. 21 -- Two camera traps set up for the tiger census in Bardiya have been damaged.

According to Ajit Tumbahamphe, head of the Bardiya Conservation Programme under the National Trust for Nature Conservation, one camera was destroyed by a tiger, while another was tampered with by an unknown wildlife and failed to open.

Meanwhile, the first phase of the census covering 225 grids in eight blocks has been completed. This phase included Bardiya National Park, Khata Biological Corridor, Dalla, Karnali Chisapani, Khayar Bhatti, Bhurigaun, Rammapur, and Thumni areas.

The second phase of the census will begin in Banke and Dang. The tiger census, which started on December 24, was conducted jointly by the Department of Wildlife, World ...