In the national and community forests of Banke National Park and the Kamdi Corridor, camera traps have recorded images of the leopard and the cheetah. Around 169 cameras installed in about 70 locations within the park and 95 cameras in the Kamdi Corridor have shown the movement of tigers and leopards.
The information officer of the park, Mandeep Pangeni, mentioned that the cameras, which were installed for about 80 days, recorded the presence of the leopard and cheetah, and these cameras have now been removed. “The cameras were placed to observe the condition of tigers and their prey species. The data analysis is still pending,” he said.
Pangeni also mentioned that a joint technical team from the Banke National Park and the National Nature Conservation Fund will complete the analysis within a month, after which the real data will be released.
District Forest Office Chief Shankar Prasad Gupta informed that cameras have been installed at a two-kilometer distance in both the community and national forests of the Kamdi Corridor to study the leopard and cheetah. These cameras were installed a week ago in the corridor. He also mentioned that the cameras have recorded the movement of the leopard and cheetah, providing information about the routes the tigers are using.
Gupta stated that the cameras in the Kamdi Corridor will stay for 15 days, and real data about the tigers and prey species will be collected. “Once the detailed data is available, the technical team will analyze it, and a plan will be made for the future,” he added.
Earlier estimates showed that there are 25 tigers in the Banke National Park, as informed by Gupta. Banke National Park was established in 2067 BS (2010 AD).
The park office has also noted that it is home to 34 species of mammals, including 11 rare species, 50 species of birds, including rare ones, 24 species of reptiles, and 55 species of fish, including rare ones.
