Baglung - Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve:

The Maoists taking care of the reserve management have opened up collection of rare herb 'Yarchagumba' . The opening has attracted crowds of illegal collectors of Yarchagumba. Maoist workers have entered the area to take the royalty from the collectors. According to the Reserve officials, it is illegal to collect the rare herb within the Reserve although it is permissible by paying royalty outside the Reserve.
The reserve is about 100 km west of Baglung at an altitude of 16, 000 feet (about 4,900 m) from the sea level. People come to the area in the pretext of business and get one piece of herb in exchange for a packet of noodles, locals say. They collect by paying to the Maoists, and export it to Tibet of China and India through contractors. The collectors pay NRs. 10 per piece of herb to the Maoists. The businessmen buy it at NRs. 40-50 from the farmers and sell it to Tibetan and Indian contractors.