In the 1970s, Nepal’s government faced major challenges conserving the fertile flood plains of the country’s south. The region is the natural habitat of the iconic greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros ...

A bundle of firewood lay abandoned on the path, a silent witness to tragedy. Nearby, a red shawl, once wrapped around Chandra Kumari Limbu, remained. The footprints of the wild Asian elephant that ...

When barriers and fences failed, farmers switched from paddy and maize to tusker-resistant crops such as tea, lemons and even ...

The last time the Asian small-clawed otter ( Aonyx cinereus ), the smallest of the world’s 13 known otter species, was ...

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 ...

For the first time in 20 years, Nepal burnt its stockpile of wildlife parts demonstrating the nation’s commitment towards zero tolerance of wildlife crime. Chitwan National Park, Nepal – For the first ...

So, the prime minister’s proposal to promote wildlife diplomacy may not be such a bad idea since it would raise Nepal’s international profile and highlight the country’s conservation success story.

“Nepal is committed to stopping wildlife crime, which is robbing Nepal of its natural resources, putting the lives of rangers and local communities at risk, and feeding into global criminal networks,” ...

Karki now serves as patron of the NGO Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) and volunteers as a member of the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy at the IUCN, the global wildlife ...