If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal is both a source and transit hub for wildlife crime targeting iconic species like tigers, rhinos and pangolins. Conservationist Prasanna ...
Every year, March 3 is celebrated as World Wildlife Day; this year’s theme is “sustaining all life on Earth.” It’s a good time to look back at how Nepal has set an example in conservation through ...
Vehicular and wildlife crossings ongoing construction at East-West electrified railway lines near Bardibas, Nepal. Photos: PRAMOD NEUPANE Nepal’s highways saw 108 roadkills of endangered wildlife last ...
Nepal and India have signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bio-diversity conservation. The MoU to this ...
The mathematics are compelling: Nepal’s 150+ ‘excess’ tigers in Bardiya-Banke complex, valued at US$50,000-100,000 per trophy hunt, could generate US$15 million in hunting fees—far exceeding current ...
Nepal is a small yet geographically highly diverse country located in South Asia. Its territory ranges from altitudes of 60 meters to 8,848 meters above mean sea level within its area of under 150,000 ...
These illegally trafficked items were burned in Chitwan National Park in front of nearly 300 people. The wildlife parts, which were part of the burn, have been collected over the last 20 years.
Despite the misgivings of conservationists and non-governmental organisations, Nepal is about to embark upon the commercial farming of wild animals, including a number of endangered species. Decades ...
On 2 January, the news of an adult tigress struck by a vehicle in Mahendra Highway made the rounds on social media. The photo of the striped big cat sprawled on the asphalt in a pool of blood touched ...
Attacks by wild animals have caused lives and property to be lost Officials in Nepal have said they will now have to put a cap on the growth of wildlife including endangered species like tigers and ...