Transboundary Elephant Conservation in Eastern Nepal

Nepal has a small but growing population of elephants existing in increasingly human dominated landscapes creating serious human-elephant conflict (HEC). Eastern Nepal has approximately 150 migratory and 30 residential elephants, with numbers increasing. Habitat fragmentation, retaliatory killings, and inadequate coordination among agencies has created a low level of conservation awareness and increased HEC. This project will strengthen Elephant Response Teams and Rapid Response Teams working in Bahundangi Jhapa and Belbari, and conduct conservation awareness training sessions both at the community level and in schools. Since this is a transboundary issue, coordination meetings, conservation outreach, and ERTs will cover both India and Nepal to increase safety and coexistence in all affected communities.

IEF #1049

Project Years:2025

Project Partners:
Ashok Kumar Ram, Sustainable Development Initiative Centre (SDIC), Nepal