Close encounter of the wild kind in Nepal
On World Rhino Day, a Nepali conservationist recounts being nearly gored to death, and a lesson in conservation
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Why is it vital to protect the Chure?
The Chure or Siwalik Range is the first of several folds of mountains that rise from Gangetic plains up to the highest...
Making the life of Nepal's captive elephants easier
Many who saw the photograph of the once majestic Kajalkali lying prostrate with an emaciated body, shrunken face and gashes on her legs and shoulders were heartbroken.When we at...
The elephant whisperer of Nepal
When I arrived in February, Bahundangi in Jhapa seemed like a sleepy little town, but the quiet was often interrupted, not by...
Cats out of their cradle
Researchers have recorded three species of wild carnivores in Upper Humla in north-west Nepal, marking the first recorded sightings of the species...
Protecting Nepal’s parks by saving buffer zones
Next generation buffer zone policies will help conserve the country’s natural diversity for the future
Nepali activist shortlisted for nature award
Sonam Tashi Lama, a Nepali grassroots conservationist working to protect the country’s endangered red panda is among 15 activists shortlisted for the prestigious...
Protecting the world’s largest squirrel in Nepal
When the government announced a lockdown at the height of the second wave in the summer of 2021, our plans to visit...
Khumbu dogs go wild after tourism decline
When Nepal’s trekking income dropped due to the pandemic, hungry dogs behaved like the wolves they evolved from
2 Nepal tiger reserves awarded
Two nature reserves in Nepal have been recognised for their success in involving local communities to conserve their tiger habitats. Bardia National Park in Nepal and...
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