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 ...
Wildlife crime investigators in Nepal face various challenges, such as lack of training, resources, evidence and database, as well as political and legal pressure. They’re responsible for ...
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 ...
Conservation scholar and practitioner from Nepal, and the Founder and Director of Greenhood Nepal. Wildlife crimes are among the biggest challenges for biodiversity conservation, and there is interest ...
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 ...
Nepal destroyed thousands of valuable animal skins and other parts seized from poachers on a giant bonfire Monday in a symbolic gesture against the illegal wildlife trade. More than 4,000 animal parts ...
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 ...
On World Wildlife Day, March 3, Nepal celebrated 365 days with zero poaching. No rhinos, tigers, or elephants were killed. It's the second year of such success in Nepal. In 2011 the country also had ...