At least 11 people lost their lives to wild animal attacks in Chitwan National Park in the last fiscal year 2024/2025.

The highest number of casualties was due to rhino attacks, with eight people losing their lives to the endangered animal. 

Similarly, two people lost their lives in attacks by elephants and one due to tiger attack, Park’s Information Officer Abinash Thapa Magar said. 

During the same period, 41 people were injured in wild animal attacks. 

Of the injured, 32 were seriously injured and nine suffered minor injuries.

The animals attacked the people, who had gone to collect green fodder, firewood and niguro or fiddlehead fern in the forest inside the Park.

In the last five years, 73 people have lost their lives to wild animal attacks in Chitwan National Park, with 169 people injured.