Bardia- The movement of domestic and foreign tourists has begun to increase in Bardia National Park. According to the park administration, tourists come here to see wild animals such as tigers, leopards, elephants, hares, and hares in the park.
Ashok Kumar Ram, chief conservation officer of the park, informed that after the number of tigers has increased to 125, the number of domestic and foreign tourists is increasing. Informing that about 90 percent of tourists have seen tigers, he said that by the end of December of the previous fiscal year, 2,000 foreign tourists had come, but now it has reached around 4,000 by the end of December of this fiscal year.
Similarly, by the end of December of the previous year, 6,000 domestic tourists visited the park, and by the end of December this year, the number has reached 10,000. By the end of January last year, 500 tourists from SAARC countries visited the site, and by the end of January this year, it has reached 800. Chief Conservation Officer Ram informed that the number of tourists has increased this year compared to last year to see tigers.
Mentioning that this park has been established as a center for tourism, he said, ‘About 20,000 tourists will visit the park this year, the main reason for this being the increased number of tigers, so that they can see them directly.’
According to Chief Conservation Officer Ram, the number of American tourists is increasing especially as tourists from America, Germany, France, New Zealand, China, India and other countries visit the park.