CHITWAN, March 5 -- Wildlife attacks have claimed the lives of ten people during the current fiscal year. Since the month of Shrawan (mid-July to mid-August), rhinos, elephants, and tigers have attacked people in and around Chitwan National Park, resulting in these fatalities.

Avinash Thapa Magar, the park's information officer, reported that rhino attacks caused eight deaths, while elephant and tiger attacks each caused one. This fiscal year, wildlife encounters have also injured 14 people, with 12 injured by rhinos and two by elephants.

The park provides Rs 1 million in financial aid to the families of the deceased and covers treatment costs up to Rs 0.2 million for the injured at government hospitals. So far, the park has provided Rs...