27 April, Ratnanagar (Chitwan): Two Swamp deer that were brought from Shuklaphanta National Park, Bardiya have been released to the Chitwan National Park (CNP) this morning.

CNP Chief Conservation Officer, Ram Chandra Kandel shared that the deer were released from Padampur Block under the Eastern Sector of the national park today. “We came up with deer at 2.00 am last night and released them this morning as per the translocation plan”, Kandel added.

The female deer were released to CNP in the first phase for the preservation of the endangered beast and expansion of its off-springs in numbers according to the government plan.

According to CNP sources, 23 deer are yet to be translocated to CNP from Shuklaphanta as per the government’s three year back decision to release 25 swamp deer including five male here.

Earlier, 15 wild water buffaloes (endangered wild species) were also translocated to CNP from Koshi Tappu Reserve and central zoo. RSS