Kanchanpur, April 12 -- wildlife conflict has been rising in Kanchanpur district, a southwestern Tarai district in Sudurpaschim province, where a series of incidents have taken a toll on both local residents and animals.

Last week, an adult male elephant was found dead near the no-man's-land area in ward 3 of Dodhara Chandani Municipality. The elephant had reportedly died from an electric shock, with a postmortem confirming electrocution, possibly from an illegal electric trap. Conservation officer Rajesh Lamsal has been assigned to investigate the case further.

Around two months ago, another wild elephant died in a similar incident at Parsiya in ward 4 of Laljhadi Rural Municipality. Although a suspect was arrested for setting an elect...