Historical Background:
Before 1950s the Terai forests were given some protection by the Rana rulers of Nepal order to purpose their sports of big game hunting. In addition to the decree from the Rana rulers. the deadly malarial infestations provided a natural protection to the forest from human interventions. In early nineteenth century, the Government of Nepal had a policy to prohibit cultivation in the Terai in order to maintain a barrier of disease ridden natural forest as a defense against invasi from the British Empire in the south.During the regime of Rana rulers in Nepal (1946-1950), Chitwan Valley was maintained as a hunting reserve exclusively for the Rana rulers and their guests. Royalty from Europe and the princely States of India were invited to take part in grand hunting. Records show as many as 120 tigers, 38 rhinos, 27 leopards, and 15 bears killed in the valley by hunting party. However, such irregular big hunting hardly affected the total population of wildlife in Chitwan. Importantly, the hunting interest of the Rana rulers maintained a large span of high quality habitat intact for wild animals to flourish.
Before 1950s the Terai forests were given some protection by the Rana rulers of Nepal order to purpose their sports of big game hunting. In addition to the decree from the Rana rulers. the deadly malarial infestations provided a natural protection to the forest from human interventions. In early nineteenth century, the Government of Nepal had a policy to prohibit cultivation in the Terai in order to maintain a barrier of disease ridden natural forest as a defense against invasi from the British Empire in the south.During the regime of Rana rulers in Nepal (1946-1950), Chitwan Valley was maintained as a hunting reserve exclusively for the Rana rulers and their guests. Royalty from Europe and the princely States of India were invited to take part in grand hunting. Records show as many as 120 tigers, 38 rhinos, 27 leopards, and 15 bears killed in the valley by hunting party. However, such irregular big hunting hardly affected the total population of wildlife in Chitwan. Importantly, the hunting interest of the Rana rulers maintained a large span of high quality habitat intact for wild animals to flourish.
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