Mustang District Reports 239 Livestock Losses to Wildlife Attacks in Four Years

Mustang. In the last four years, 239 livestock have been lost to wildlife attacks in three local levels here. According to the annual data of Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) office Jomsom, 239 livestock of farmers have been lost in Baragung Muktikshetra, Gharpaong and Thasang rural municipalities here.

In the district, which is centered on agriculture, animal husbandry and tourism, animal husbandry has been practiced for years. In recent times, the habitats of yaks, chauris and sheep-goats set up in the high pastures and settlements of the region have started to be at risk from wildlife, making them unsafe.