Mahendranagar. The Shuklaphanta National Park has mobilized elephants to chase away tigers after a tiger was spotted near the Patebagh settlement in Beldadi Rural Municipality-5, Imliya area of Kanchanpur.

Shuklaphanta National Park ranger Bikram Chaudhary said the human settlements have been requested to stay alert after the sighting of tiger in the area for the past four to five days.

“We had installed cameras in the area to increase surveillance after the tiger was spotted continuously,” ranger Chaudhary said, adding, “After the tiger was spotted on camera last night, now two elephants have been mobilized from Shuklaphanta.” ”

Chaudhary said that two elephants are being mobilized from the Shuklaphanta post inside the park to drive the tiger from the vicinity of the settlement to the forest. Along with the elephants, the Nepal Army and park employees deployed for the protection of Shuklaphanta National Park from Beldadi Post have also been deployed.

“We have also received reports that the tiger is in the sugarcane field”, he said, adding, “We have asked the locals to adopt precaution in the area”. ”