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India and Nepal to join forces to curb poaching

Mon 21 July 2008 14:00 UK — Asia,Big Cats

Authorities from India and Nepal have agreed to join forces in a bid to curb the illegal killing of rare and endangered animals.

The local expressindia.com website reported that wildlife officials from the two countries met over the weekend and discussed how joint projects could help protect tigers, rhinos and elephants in the area.

In particular, the officials looked at how the wildlife reserves of Dudhwa and Katarniaghat could be better protected. These two areas in Uttar Pradesh share borders with Nepal.

Shyam Bajimaya, the joint secretary of Nepal's department of national parks and wildlife conservation (DNPWC), explained: "Nepal cannot be isolated from the problem of tiger poaching. We share our forest areas and there is a need for a firm strategy to stop it."

Earlier this month, an Indian politician was implicated in a major poaching case.

Reports suggested that an official from the local government in the Bhor forest area had been involved with the illegal killing of a rare chinkara.

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