Wild animals killed by vehicles on rise

BIRGUNJ: The number of wild animals facing unnatural deaths from being struck by speedy vehicles on the Pathlaiya-Amlekggunj road section has increased.

The cases of motor vehicles hitting the wildlife leaving them dead are on the rise with the widening of the route via the central territory of the Parsa National Park, said Park’s assistant conservation officer, Ashok Kumar Ram.

Animals inhabiting in the park that spread from Pathalaiya to Tamagadhi to the east and up to Makwanpur to the north are not safe due to motor vehicles plying two-way along the road.