Conveying the clear massage of absolutely no economic value of wildlife parts and products, Nepal destroyed large mass of wildlife stockpiles on 22 May 2017 coinciding with International Biodiversity Day. Following the governmental decision of 18 May 2017, an event was organizedin the premise of Chitwan National Park headquarter, Kasara, Chitwan to set ablaze the wildlife stockpiles in presence of honorable ministers, high level officials from civil service and law enforcement agencies; representatives from diplomatic missions, donor agencies, conservation partners, and inter/national agencies working on wildlife conservation and illegal wildlife trade control; local political leaders, local communities, and inter/national media persons (http://dnpwc.gov.np/news/details/wildlifestockpilemanagement
