Bardiya, June 10 -- Wildlife attacks have claimed 11 lives in Nepal's Bardiya district between mid-July last year and June 9 this year, according to the Division Forest Office.

Eight of the deaths were caused by leopards, two by tigers and one by an elephant, the office said.

The district has also recorded multiple injuries from wildlife attacks during the same period. Senior Forest Officer Ram Gopal Chaudhary said 15 people were injured, including 13 in leopard attacks and two in rhinoceros attacks.

"During the current fiscal year, 18 people have been injured in wildlife attacks, including 17 by leopards and one by a tiger," Chaudhary said.

The figures mark a sharp increase from the previous fiscal year, when six people were killed i...