Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, the country’s only hunting reserve, made public three suspected poachers on Thursday. 

Prem Bahadur Chhantyal, 52, Pahalman Chhantyal, 50, and Suman Chhantyal, 28, of ward 1 of Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality in Myagdi were held with two muskets, one binocular, and 102 sets of animal traps among other logistics from Barse block of the reserve on Tuesday.

 The reserve and Bebi Baks Battalion of Nepal Army launched a search campaign in the area to control unchecked poaching of animals in the area.