Jungle Safari in Chitwan National Park to be shut down temporarily

CHITWAN: Chitwan National Park (CNP) has decided to suspend jungle safari, jungle walk and other activities inside the park from June 15 citing monsoon arrival. With the monsoon arriving in Nepal and spreading gradually across the country, the national park, the first protected area of Nepal for wildlife, decided to shut down these activities to prevent risks and damages triggered by the monsoon rain. CNP Information Officer Ganesh Prasad Tiwari shared that the decision has been taken to prevent damage to forest tracks, secure human lives from monsoon-induced disasters and felling of the trees. [gallery columns="1" link="file" size="full" ids="18255"] "Tourism activities will be closed temporarily until further notice," Tiwari informed. The CNP has also closed tourism activities including boating in Rapti River during monsoon. Altogether 159,881 tourists, both domestic and foreigners, visited CNP as of mid-May this fiscal year generating more than Rs 80 million in revenue, according to the park. Jungle safari has been one of the major tourist attractions and the highest revenue-generating activity in the park which is home to 68 recorded species of mammals, 544 species of birds, 56 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 126 species of fish. By RSS READ ALSO:

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