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Nepal farmers struggle to access relief for wildlife crop damage

10d 6h ago by sopuli.xyz/u/supersquirrel in WorldCultureMosaic@sh.itjust.works from news.mongabay.com

SARLAHI, Nepal — Dhruba Prasai, a farmer from Sarlahi district in Nepal’s southern plains, says he’s exhausted from lack of sleep. Every year, nilgai antelopes, wild boars, deer and Asian elephants raid his fields, and if left unguarded at night, they not only feed on standing crops, but also stored harvest. “There is a forest […]