JUMLA, July 28 -- In view of the rising cases of poaching of red panda, locals of Sija Municipality have formed a 'Forest Guardian' committee for the conservation of the shy and endangered animal. According to Red Panda Network, there are less than 10,000 red pandas in the world and 1,000 of them are in Nepal. Locally called Habre, this animal is found basically in the Himalayas in the eastern part of the country.
"It is very important to save this small creature. It needs a very safe and comfortable habitat to survive," said Prem Bahadur Khatri, a civil society leader of Bistawada village of Jumla, who has been given the charge of the newly formed 'Forest Guardian' committee. "Red panda is a very shy creature. Human interference or encoun...