Salyan, April 19 -- Tila Rana, a 40-year-old woman from Ambas settlements in ward 7 of Kalimati Rural Municipality, is planning to migrate due to the constant threat of wild animal attacks.

"Despite no fatalities, more than 50 people have sustained injuries within a year. Also, nobody in the settlement rears cattle or livestock due to the threat of wild animals. Life here is very difficult as crops are damaged by monkeys and boars, and there is always the risk of being attacked by tigers and bears," said Rana.

Due to human-animal conflict, the locals of four settlements in ward 7 of Kalimati Rural Municipality, which borders the Banke National Park, are migrating to safer places.

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