The Nepali Army has deployed more than 9,000 personnel across the country to protect and conserve national parks, wildlife reserves, and environmentally sensitive regions.
According to the Director of Operations, Brigadier General Manoj Thapa, a total of 9,046 army personnel have been mobilized in 12 national parks, one wildlife reserve, and one hunting reserve, as well as in the Chure region, which has been declared an environmentally significant zone by the Government of Nepal.
Thapa said that the protection duties have been assigned to eight battalions, two forest and environmental protection battalions, and seven independent companies.
In the current fiscal year, the army has seized 42 firearms, 1,976 nets and traps, 1,965 homemade weapons, 335 vehicles, and 16 hunting trophies during its anti-poaching and conservation operations.
The Army’s long-term commitment to environmental protection has contributed significantly to the rise in the populations of tigers and rhinos over the past 15 years. According to the latest census, Nepal is home to 355 tigers and 752 rhinos, compared to 121 tigers (2009) and 400 rhinos (2005).
However, the conservation mission has come at a human cost. The Army reported that 116 personnel have lost their lives due to wild animal attacks and other causes during conservation duties, while five soldiers were seriously injured this fiscal year alone.
The Nepali Army has also been leading annual mountain cleaning campaigns for the past decade, aimed at preserving the natural beauty and ecological balance of Nepal’s Himalayan region.
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