The draft of a new national park and wildlife conservation bill threatens to undo Nepal’s decades-long success in nature protection
Nepal’s minister sees national parks as a gold mine, not as an ecosystem to be protected
Next generation buffer zone policies will help conserve the country’s natural diversity for the future
Piprahar in Chitwan. Photo: MUNA THAPA/WWF NEPALIndigenous people and local communities provide the best long-term outcomes for conservation at…
Photo: WWFWhen a wildlife census in Chitwan National Park in 2013 counted 120 tigers, conservationists were elated. It meant Nepal was well on…
Piprahar in Chitwan. Photos: MUNA THAPA/WWF NEPALNepal serves as a global tiger conservation success story. Despite a decade-long civil war,…
Chitlang, Makwanpur. Photo: KUNDA DIXITWhile humans all over the planet are being challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has given nature…
Photo: KUNDA DIXITDespite Nepal achieving zero rhino poaching for the past five years, conservationists say the country should not let its guard…
Tharu dancers parade in Sauraha on opening night. All photos: RANJAN RAMCHANDANIIt is an indication of just how dangerous the job of rangers is…
Photo: DIVISION FOREST OFFICE TANAHUWildlife-human conflict is intensifying in Nepal, but while in the mountains, it is due to increased forest…
PLAIN SPEAKING: The village of Manahari has now expanded along the highway, engulfing other towns to become a city. This trend is turning…
MEOW: A Clouded Leopard photographed inside a zoo in Gangtok, Sikkim recently. Pic:Yadav GhimireyAn amateur photographer recently sighted a…
