Elephant found dead
in
Shuklaphanta
(kh
05/10/2024)
Elephants
on the move :
The elephant
corridors in
eastern Nepal
and north
Bengal are
crucial
conduits in
their
migration,
by Akhilesh
Upadhyay (kp
27/09/2024)
Call to remove
provisions
added to
National Parks
and Wildlife
Protection Act
(kh
22/09/2024)
Two
calves born at
CNP’s Elephant
Breeding
Centre, six
more births
expected soon
(rep
17/09/2024)
Ornithologists
confirm first
whiskered tern
breeding in
Nepal : The
bird was
spotted
nesting at
Jagadishpur
Lake Bird
Reserve in
Kapilvastu,
where it has
hatched chicks,
by Manoj
Paudel (kp
15/09/2024)
Snow
leopard study
incorporated
in local
curriculum in
Mustang :
Conservationists
hope that
retaliatory
killings of
snow leopards,
one of the
major
challenges to
conservation
efforts, would
decline in the
coming days
(kp
11/09/2024)
Number
of vultures up by 22 per cent in
Pokhara and surrounding areas (rep
08/09/2024)
Rhino
attack claims life of nature guide,
injures American tourist (kh
06/09/2024)
Farmers
face snow leopard attacks,
compensation hurdles : Troubled by
snow leopards as the climate warms,
mountain dwellers say the government
is apathetic to their plight, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 04/09/2024)
Owl
conservation: From anti-poaching
training to artificial nesting, by
Krishna Mani Baral (ae 04/09/2024)
Python
rescued from sugarcane field in
Kanchanpur (kh 03/09/2024)
Child
dies of snake bite in Kailali (rep
02/09/2024)
Leopards
killed 15 children in Tanahun over six
years, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp
30/08/2024)
10
people, including former DIG and
current sub-inspector, arrested on
suspicion of killing wild boar, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 29/08/2024)
Tigers
major threat to rhino calves in
Chitwan : As these endangered species
thrive, tigers trick rhinos deep into
forests to prey on calves, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 25/08/2024)
Buffalo
kills a tiger in Makawanpur (kh
22/08/2024)
Need
To Protect Nature And Wildlife, by
Uttam Maharjan (20/08/2024)
Nepal’s
wildlife at risk from drug resistance
: Nepal must act to save protected
species and ecosystems from
antimicrobial resistance, by
Siddhant Pandey (nt 16/08/2024)
Eight
new species of birds found in Resunga
and Madane forest areas (rep
14/08/2024)
Native
tusker population doubles in Jhapa
(kh 12/08/2024)
Tuskers
Rudrakali and Khagendraprasad delayed
in their journey to Qatar : Nepal and
Qatar await approval from CITES
headquarters in Geneva as elephants
are protected under the convention,
by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 12/08/2024)
Man
Injured in tiger attack in Chitwan
(rn 04/08/2024)
Endangered
Wild Water Buffalo, by Rajesh
Dhungana (rn 02/08/2024)
People,
tigers, trees and rivers : On World
Tiger Day, a look at Nepal's intricate
web of biodiversity and conservation,
by Shashank Poudel (nt 02/08/2024)
Man-eating
tiger under control in Kanchanpur
(rep 02/08/2024)
New
bird species, spotted flycatcher,
sighted in upper Mustang : The total
number of bird species recorded in
Nepal has now reached 896, by
Manoj Paudel (kp 30/07/2024)
Nepal
conservation body promoting
human-tiger coexistence : Behaviour
change campaigns educate and protect
park buffer zone communities to reduce
tiger attacks, by Jagdishor Panday
(kp 29/07/2024)
Number
of Bengal tigers in Bardiya National
Park reaches 125 (rep 29/07/2024)
Buffer
zone area residents in Chitwan
continue to get killed in human-animal
conflict : Chitwan Park’s data shows
11 people were killed by wild animals
in the area last fiscal year, by
Ramesdh Kumar Paudel (kp 28/07/2024)
Four
arrested for killing Rhino in Chitwan
(kh 28/07/2024)
Elongated
Tortoise Faces Extinction, by
Bishal Khanal (rn 26/07/2024)
Protecting
Crops From Monkeys In Mid-hills,
by Chhabi Lal Paudel (rn 26/07/2024)
‘Modern
slingshot’ to tackle monkey menace :
Compared to an ordinary slingshot,
this one hurls stones three times
farther, local government official
says, by Hariram Uprety (kp
23/07/2024)
Female
rhino found dead in CNP (rep
23/07/2024)
222
animals rescued at CNP; 76 dead in one
year (kh 22/07/2024)
Wildlife
draws record tourists, alarms
conservationists : Chitwan National
Park, Nepal’s first national park,
drew 306,837 visitors for wildlife
activities in the last fiscal year.
Among them, 58 percent were Nepalis,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 22/07/2024)
Over
20 million for compensation to
wildlife victims in Chitwan (kh
21/07/2024)
The
royal roots of Central Zoo : The story
of how Juddha Shumsher’s zoological
garden was born and evolved, by
Prawash Gautam (kp 20/07/2024)
Child
killed in leopard attack in Tanahun
(rep 19/07/2024)
Ten
people killed in elephant attacks in
Koshi Province over the past year
(kh 19/07/2024)
Human-crocodile
conflict rising in Chitwan : In the
last fiscal year, 2023-24, crocodiles
ranked the third major cause of human
fatalities in the Chitwan National
Park and its buffer zone, after tigers
and rhinos, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
(kp 19/07/2024)
Promoting
sustainable and free foraging, by
Binod Baral (ae 10/07/2024)
Three
women injured in tiger attack in Dang
(rep 08/07/2024)
Monsoon
triggers surge in snakebite cases in
western Tarai districts : Nepal Army’s
snakebite treatment centre at Arjuni
inside the Shuklaphanta National Park
treated 60 cases in the last three
weeks, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
08/07/2024)
Insufficient
budget poses challenges for wildlife
conservation at CNP (rep
05/07/2024)
Rising
gun use in elephant poaching in east
Nepal alarms conservationists : They
claim authorities’ lax response to the
crime has emboldened poachers, by
Parbat Portel (kp 29/06/2024)
Police
receive permission to detain dog
beater for five days, injured dog
receiving treatment with oxygen
support (rep 29/06/2024)
Wild
elephant found dead on Sukhiya river
bank (rep 27/06/2024)
Monsoon
in, snakebite risk up. Even mountain
districts are not immune : 1,200
snakebite cases have been recorded so
far this year. Snakes are climbing
altitudes due to climate change,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/06/2024)
Scavengers
of ecosystem, white-rumped vulture,
by Sasi Sen (ae 24/06/2024)
Chitwan’s
Ayodhyapuri balancing wildlife conflict and human
safety with electric fencing : After a human death,
the residents started sounding sirens for several
minutes before activating the fence in the evening,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 18/06/2024)
Controlling
Invasive Alien Plants, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
18/06/2024)
New
non-native fish species found in river in Morang
(rep 13/06/2024)
Conservation
of barn owl, by Rona Vaidya (ae 12/06/2024)
Gherabhir
cliff in Arghakhanchi is buzzing with nesting vultures
: 30 pairs of Himalayan griffons, and one pair each of
bearded vultures and Egyptian vultures are currently
raising their young, by Manoj Paudel (kp
10/06/2024)
Rising
fledgling deaths threaten Nepal’s vulture conservation
efforts : Ornithologists say food shortages near nests
force parents to fly far in search of food, leaving
their young vulnerable, by Manoj Paudel (kp
04/06/2024)
Animal
Save Nepal rallies for animal rights (ae
03/06/2024)
Protecting
endangered pangolin: A conservation effort in
Makwanpur (rn 02/06/2024)
Bardia’s
birds : The Bardia National Park is a jewel of nature
in western Nepal, and a birder’s paradise, by
Carol Inskipp (nt 31/05/2024)
French
Embassy and DCIS organize a two-day International
Seminar on Fighting Poaching and Wildlife Trafficking
(rep 31/05/2024)
New
species of bird found in Ghodaghodi (kh
30/05/2024)
Woman
killed in tiger attack (rep 23/05/2024)
Royal
Bengal Tiger found dead in Nawalpur (kh
23/05/2024)
Red
Eared Slider: A potential growing threat to Nepali
Turtle fauna, by Rashmi Dhital (ae 23/05/2024), Nilssonia
gangetica: A threatened turtles awaits conservation
attention, by Pooja Paudel (ae 23/05/2024)
Man-eater
tiger dies in Sauraha (rep 20/05/2024)
Drought
threatens wildlife in Chitwan National Park as water
sources dry up (rn 19/05/2024)
New
species of bird found in Nepal (rep 17/05/2024)
105
crocodiles released into Rapti river (nlt
12/05/2024)
21
rhinos perish in 10 months in Chitwan National Park
(kh 10/05/2024)
Tiger
and rhino found dead in CNP (rep 07/05/2024)
Conservationists
elated with thriving populations of tigers, rhinos in
Shuklaphanta : The national park now faces challenges
in managing habitat and prey along with the rise of
tiger population in the park area, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 21/04/2024)
Survey
reveals 120 snow leopards in Dolpa (kh 20/04/2024)
Rising
wildlife attacks forcing residents to flee villages
bordering Banke National Park In Salyan’s Kaprechaur
village of around 500 households, over 350 have
applied for migration permission, by Biplab
Maharjan (kp 19/04/2024)
A
tiger roared, by Ravi M Singh (ae 18/04/2024)
Tree
felling by road project displaces reptiles and birds :
As over 12,000 trees are being chopped along the
Kakarbhitta-Laukahi section of the East-West Highway,
animal habitats are being destroyed, by Parbat
Portel (kp 17/04/2024)
90 snow
leopards recorded in Upper Dolpa, by Indira Aryal
(rn 13/04/2024), Ninety
endangered snow leopards recorded in Shey-Phoksundo
National Park : Study said to be the first intensive
research carried out using the latest technology to
record wildlife in Shey-Phoksundo, by Raj Bahadur
Shahi (kp 14/04/2024)
Nature
guide killed in rhino attack (rep 13/04/2024)
109
one-horned rhinos relocated, 26 gifted to different
countries in 38 years (rep 08/04/2024)
Male
rhino found dead in CNP, 19 rhinos die in nine months
(rep 05/04/2024)
Manage
tiger-human conflict to save tigers (kh
05/04/2024)
Endangered
Indian vulture sighted in Dhangadhi, by Abinash
Chaudhary (rn 04/04/2024)
Three
tigers die in cage of Parsa National Park (kh
01/04/2024) [???], Animal
lovers stage protest in front of WWF office over death
of three tigers kept in a cage at PNP (In
Pictures) (rep 02/04/2024)
Shuklaphanta
counts endangered Bengal floricans : Last year’s
survey in the national park found five of these
critically endangered ground-nesting birds, which are
now confined to Nepal, India and Cambodia, by
Bhawani Bhatta and Kamal Panthi (kp 01/04/2024)
Nepali
Congress tries to capitalise on differences in ruling
coalition : The largest party is looking to woo the
second largest with the offer of constitution
amendment among other things, by Dambar Singh Rai
(kp 31/03/2024)
Woman
dies in elephant attack (rn 30/03/2024), Wild
elephant attacks claim six lives in Jhapa in past one
month (kh 31/03/2024)
Chitwan
National Park sets up tiger enclosures with
observation towers to attract more visitors
The plan is to charge fees to visitors and the money
will be spent on the operation of the enclosures,
where troublesome tigers are captured and kept, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 30/03/2024)
Woman
killed in wild elephant attack, husband injured in
Jhapa (kh 28/03/2024)
Counting
of endangered Bengal florican continues in Koshi Tappu,
by Baburam Karki (rn 27/03/2024)
Hundreds
await financial relief following wild elephant attacks
in Jhapa (kh 27/03/2024)
Local
communities join forces to protect red panda :
Residents of two local units in Khotang have been
conducting awareness and conservation campaigns to
save the endangered species, by Dambar Singh Rai
(kp 27/03/2024)
Wild
ideas : The most effective way to minimise
human-animal conflict is to involve locals in
conservation and animal-control efforts (kp
26/03/2024)
Efforts
on to make Koshi Tappu a rhino habitat : A male rhino
from Chitwan National Park will soon be paired with
two female rhinos at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve for
natural breeding, by Binod Bhandari (kp
25/03/2024)
Human-animal
conflict: Ayodhyapuri buffer zone residents live in
terror : Since 1998, as many as 28 people have been
killed in wildlife attacks in the area close to
Chitwan National Park, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
24/03/2024)
Rare
Yellow-Breasted Bunting spotted in Shuklaphanta
(kh 24/03/2024)
Two
male rhinos translocated in Chitwan (kh
17/03/2024), Three
male rhinos in CNP relocated internally (kh
19/03/2024), Internal
translocation of five rhinos completed in CNP (rep
22/03/2024), Male
rhino released into Koshitappu (kh 24/03/2024)
25
gharials from Chitwan’s breeding centre
22/03/2024)translocated to Shuklaphanta/ : 1,887
gharials that grew up in the centre have been released
in various rivers so far. But their survival rate is
very low, by Bhawani Bhatta and Kumar Paudel (kp
17/03/2024)
Elderly
man killed in wild animal attack (kh 17/03/2024)
Saving
tigers to save the economy : Every $1 spent on nature
conservation can yield up to $6 in economic
development (nt 15/03/2024)
Bird
decline in Koshi Tappu alarms conservationists : A
mid-winter census conducted recently shows decline in
both bird species and population in the Koshi Tappu
Wildlife Reserve and its vicinity, by Binod
Bhandari (kp 13/03/2024)
Vulture
restaurants instrumental to conserve threatened bird
(rep 11/03/2024)
Elephant
menace continues in Shuklaphanta (kh 06/03/2024)
Habitat
loss leads to sharp decline in bird population at
Koshitappu Wildlife Reserve (kh 05/03/2024)
58
people died in last fiscal year as human-animal
conflict gets deadlier : Parliamentary panel
recommends engaging communities in other income
opportunities, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/03/2024)
As
temperatures start rising, so does the risk of
snakebite incidents : Study shows around 2,700 people
die from snakebite every year in Tarai alone. Around
80 percent of snakebite victims die before reaching
hospitals (kp 26/02/2024), Snakebite:
A neglected menace claiming thousands of lives
annually in Nepal : In a recently-organized program,
experts said that the lack of awareness among people
in the communities of the Terai region is resulting in
the loss of more than 3,000 lives, with the actual
number potentially even higher (rep 26/02/2024)
Campaign
to save wild elephants gathers momentum in eastern
Nepal (rep 26/02/2024)
Rhino
found dead in CNP (rep 26/02/2024)
Distress
calls from a rare waterbird : Anthropogenic activities
are posing a big threat to the species. Stakeholders
must join hands for its conservation, by Rona
Vaidya (ae 26/02/2024)/
Rapti
embankment in Chitwan hinders animal movement : On
Monday, a park rhino was seen struggling to navigate a
newly constructed dyke on the Rapti riverbank, leaving
conservationists worried, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
(kp 23/02/2024)
A
diclofenac-free status: No mean feat for Nepal, by
Krishna Prasad Acharya (ae 23/02/2024)
Tailored
conservation action needed for pangolins, by
Chandramani Aryal (ae 20/02/2024)
Five
vultures found dead in Nawalpur (kh 20/02/2024)
Tiger
found dead in Nawalpur (kh 17/02/2024)
Shuklaphanta
National Park ramps up grassland management to
preserve swamp deer habitat : As per the latest count,
the national park spread over 305 square kilometres is
home to more than 2,300 swamp deer, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 15/02/2024)
Leopard
that injured two people found dead (rep
15/02/2024)
Nepal's
Terai Arc Landscape honored as UN World Restoration
Flagship for pioneering forest conservation (rep
13/02/2024)
Bharatpur
metropolis building three-kilometer-long fence to
reduce human-wildlife conflicts (rep 10/02/2024)
Snowfall
leads to surge in wildlife poaching, trade of wild
animal meat flourishes in Chainpur (rep
10/02/2024)
Authorities
scramble to tackle monkey menace in Gandaki : The
onslaughts of monkeys in villages have terrorised the
locals and affected agriculture of farming communities,
by Deepak Pariyar (kp 09/02/2024), Monkey
Menace And Plight Of Farmers, by Anukram Adhikary
(rn 09/02/2024)
321
victims of elephant attacks await compensations in
Jhapa (kh 09/02/2024)
Call
from the wild: Sloth bears need protection, too,
by Pooja Paudel (ae 06/02/2024)
Owl
festival underway in Lopre (kh 03/02/2024)
Conservation
Status of Fishing Cats in Nepal, by Prabin Lama
(rep 03/02/2024)
Birds
face food shortage amid shrinking wetlands:
Encroachment of arable land near rivers and lakes for
building infrastructure has harmed the bird population
in these areas, by Manoj Paudel (kp 02/02/2024)
One
arrested on charge of shooting and killing rhino at
CNP (rep 25/01/2024)
Estranged
snow leopard brought to Central Zoo (kh
25/01/2024), Snow
leopard rescued from Morang made public in Kathmandu
(kh 27/01/2024)
Two
girls injured in bear attack (kh 24/01/2024)
Poaching
of tigers along Karnali bio-corridor worries
conservationists : In a recent incident, a big cat
died after falling into a trap set up by poachers.
Poaching is on the rise in the areas where wild
animals are meant to be protected, officials say,
by Arjun Shah (kp 24/01/2024),
Call of the wild : The violent death of a tiger within
an area deemed safe raises doubts about wildlife
safety (kp 25/01/2024)
Gangetic
dolphin awaiting conservation, by Pooja Paudel (ae
22/01/2024)
Royal
Bengal tiger found dead in Kailali (rep
21/01/2024)
Wild
animals translocated to sanctuary (rep 20/01/2024)
12
injured in jackal attack in Rautahat (rn
20/01/2024)
Bird
census reveals 41 water bird species in Narayani river
area (kh 17/01/2024), Census
shows rise in water bird species and numbers :
Ibisbill, locally called Tilahari chara, sighted on
Rapti River after 15 years. The bird’s return
indicates improved water quality in Rapti, says expert,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel and Manoj Poudel (kp 19/01/2024)
Lichens
on the brink : Over-extraction for exports threatens
cultural identity, biodiversity, by Nitu Ghale (ae
17/01/2024)
Let’s
keep common species common, by Chandramani Aryal
(ae 17/01/2024)
Woman
killed in wild boar attack (rep 16/01/2024)
Tusker
killed elderly person (kh 11/01/2024)
Tiger
population up: 14 spotted tigers found in Someswor
bio-route (kh 10/01/2024)
Escalating
human-elephant conflict takes a toll on lives and
herds in Jhapa and Morang districts (kh
09/01/2024)
Whistling
hunters anticipating conservation attention, by
Chandramani Aryal (ae 08/01/2024)
Count of
water birds kicks off (rep 06/01/2024), Aquatic
bird count underway across Nepal : Census of aquatic
birds is held every year in January in various water
bodies and wetlands. Report will come in April-May,
by Manoj Paudel (kp 08/01/2024)
Dhrube
elephant demolishes four houses in Chitwan (kh
05/01/2024)
265
crocodiles and 3 dolphins found in Narayani and Rapti
river (kh 02/01/2024)
One
killed in wild tusker attack in Jhapa (kh
29/12/2023)
Decades-old
fight against privatisation of forest land is
bearing fruit for Baghmara Buffer Zone in
Chitwan : Tourism has changed the face of the
local community who have worked hard to protect
the forest over the past decades, by Ramesh
Kumar Poudel (kp 26/12/2023)
Man
killed in tiger attack in Parsa (rep
26/12/2023)
Spotted
tiger found in Besisahar, released into forest
(kh 25/12/2023)
Human-animal
conflict rises in Dolakha’s Lapchi area :
Villagers say bears and snow leopards have been
damaging crops and killing their cattle, by
Kedar Shivakoti (24/12/2023)
Child
dies in tiger attack (rep 23/12/2023), Tiger
attack claims life of 10-year-old in Bardiya
(kh 23/12/2023)
Fireflies
battle artificial light for survival in Pokhara
: Male fireflies depend on bioluminescent cues
to find mates. The males fly and flash, while
the usually stationary females respond with
their own flashes, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
23/12/2023)
Office
assistant killed in wild tusker attack (kh
20/12/2023)
Shuklaphanta
buffer zone community unites to promote
human-wildlife coexistence : Like-minded people
stage street dramas to raise awareness among the
locals about the importance of wildlife
conservation and ways to minimise human-animal
conflicts, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 18/12/2023)
Saving
a lifeline and a majestic fish : As monsoon
rains recede, freshwater fish embark on epic
journeys, traversing hundreds of kilometers to
reach their spawning grounds, by Bijay
Bashyal (ae 14/12/2023)
Concerns
rise over decline of indigenous fish species in
Pokhara, by Smita Adhikari (ae 12/12/2023)
Annual
tiger counting starts in Shuklaphanta : A
national census of tigers is conducted in Nepal
every four years, but the Shukhlaphanta National
Park counts its tigers annually, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 11/12/2023)
Former
hunters now active in wildlife conservation :
Back in time, the villagers had to either go to
India for work or kill animals for livelihood.
But things have changed now, by Dipendra
Baduwal and Manoj Pudel (kp 10/12/2023)
CNP
prepares to fit radio collar on wild elephant
‘Dhruve’ (kh 10/12/2023)
Golden
Monitor Lizard, by Rajesh Dhungana (rn
08/12/2023)
Conserving
snow leopard through story and art, by
Shristi Kafle (ae 06/12/2023)
Tiger
relocated to Bardiya from Chitwan (kh
05/12/2023)
One
dies from elephant attack in Morang (rn
04/12/2023)
Elephant
menace continues unabated in eastern Tarai
districts : Three people were killed by the
animals over the past two weeks in Jhapa and
Sunsari, by Binod Bhandari (kp 03/12/2023)
Parks
grapple with limited cage space for captive
tigers : As tiger numbers grow in Nepal’s
forests, effectively managing human-tiger
conflict and rehabilitation presents key
challenges for conservation, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (kp 29/11/2023)
Unsafe
wildlife : Strong political commitment and
strict law enforcement are vital for their
conservation (kp 29/11/2023)
Misleading
Statistics of Livestock in Nepal, by Krishna
Prasad Acharya (rep 27/11/2023)
Dhorpatan
struggling to check poaching, timber smuggling :
The hunting reserve faces poachers without
sufficient security presence, by Prakash
Baral (kp 26/11/2023)
Human-Tiger
Coexistence Amidst Rising Tiger Population,
by Nabodit Dhakal (rep 24/11/2023)
Tiger
attack kills one in Makawanpur (kh
24/11/2023), Body
of man killed by wild animal found, tiger taken
into control (kh 27/11/2023)
Elderly
killed in elephant attack in Jhapa (kh
22/11/2023)
Migratory
birds start coming in Chitwan (kh
21/11/2023)
Monkey
menace drives migration among farmers in Bhojpur
(kh 21/11/2023)
Royal
Bengal tiger found dead (rep 20/11/2023)
Woman
dies in tiger attack in Bardiya (rep
19/11/2023)
Trap
pits, electrocution resurface as threats to
Chitwan’s rhinos : Chitwan National Park has
reported three rhino killings in four months.
But the park administration is clueless about
the poachers involved or the horns’ whereabouts,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 19/11/2023)
Migratory
birds in Nepal to escape winter (kh
18/11/2023)
Poachers
kill two rhinos in Chitwan National Park (kh
17/11/2023), Nine
suspects nabbed in connection to dual rhino
killings in Chitwan (kh 29/11/2023)
Helpless
cow protection campaign demands establishment of
Kanji house (kh 16/11/2023)
Motorcyclist
dies as motorcycle collides with a stray buffalo
(kh 16/11/2023)
‘Dhrube’
elephant again spotted in human settlements
(kh 13/11/2023)
Translocated
rhinos thriving in their adopted home : Two
Chitwan rhinos—four-year-old Pushpa and
three-year-old Anjali—were translocated to the
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in September,
by Binod Bhandari (kp 13/11/2023)
Injured
tiger rescued in Bardiya (rep 12/11/2023)
82
Himalayan goats killed in snow leopard attack
(rn 11/11/2023)
KMC
to manage stray cattle in Dakshinkali-based
'Kanji House' (rep 08/11/2023)
Tiger
mauls woman to death in Bardiya, by Nirmal
Ghimire (rep 03/11/2023)
Spotted
Deer: The Beauty Of Jungle, by Rajesh
Dhungana (rn 03/11/2023)
Two
months since implementation, no applications to
keep wild animals at home in Nepal : Permission
granted for the domestication and trade of 21
wild animals (rep 01/11/2023)
Kanchanpur
fails to tame stray cattle despite spending
millions : In the past six years, Kanchanpur
local units have spent nearly Rs100 million for
the task, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 28/10/2023)
Miklajung
residents battle recurring elephant rampage :
The rogue animals tore down 11 houses and
damaged paddy planted in about 338 hectares in
three wards of Miklajung over the past three
months, by Binod Bhandari (kp 21/10/2023)
Two
leopard species cram in same mountain habitat,
by Indira Aryal (rn 19/10/2023)
CNP
uses camera trapping method to monitor tigers in
community forest (rep 13/10/2023)
Rhino
found dead in CNP (kh 12/10/2023)
Elephant
found dead in Jhapa (kh 11/10/2023)
Rhino
found dead in Bardiya (kh 06/10/2023)
With
electric fencing gone, elephant encounters rise
: The animals destroy houses and crops making
life difficult for residents of Baduwal village,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 30/09/2023)
Rhinoceros
named Pushpa, Anjali to be moved to Koshi Tappu
Wildlife Reserve, by Basanta Parajuli (rn
24/09/2023)
NA
launches awareness programme on nature, wildlife
conservation (rep 23/09/2023)
Pokhara’s
vultures in peril (ae 19/09/2023), 387
vultures found in Pokhara and surrounding areas
(kh 21/09/2023)
Man
killed by crocodile in Chitwan (kh
17/09/2023)
Conservation
vs Conservatives : Nepal’s minister sees
national parks as a gold mine, not as an
ecosystem to be protected, by Mahesdhwor
Acharya (nt 15/09/2023), Don’t
fix what ain’t broke : The government’s proposal
to auction tigers for hunting is another gross
illustration of greed, incompetence and
malgovernance (nt 15/09/2023)
Woman
killed in rhino attack in Kanchanpur (kh
15/09/2023)
Rhinos
and blackbucks translocated to Shuklaphanta are
thriving : Conservationists are elated with the
successful relocation initiative in Shuklaphanta
of Sudurpaschim Province, by Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 14/09/2023)
CNP
relocates wildcat to Bardiya for lack of
reliable accommodation (rep 14/09/2023)
Achham
locals on night vigil to save crops from wild
animals (rep 13/09/2023)
Woman
mauled to death by a tiger (kh 09/09/2023)
Parsa
National Park facing difficulties in captive
tigers’ upkeep : While the number of tigers
inside the PNP is increasing, limited resources
and financial crunch have made the upkeep
difficult, say park officials, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 09/09/2023
Wild
elephants destroy paddy crops in 20 bighas
(kh 09/09/2023)
Rules
to prevent yarsagumba over-harvest in the offing
: Several reports have shown that the
caterpillar-fungus is becoming more scarce with
collections falling at an alarming rate year
after year, by Sangam Prasain (kp
09/09/2023)
Reflective
belts placed around necks and horns of stray
cattle after increase in road accidents, by
Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 08/09/2023)
Khata
bio-corridor settlers in constant fear of
wildlife : here are 4,802 households along the
24-km pathway between the Bardiya National Park
and bordering Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary of
India, by Kamal Panthi (kp 07/09/2023)
Mahouts
take a hazardous job in their stride : ‘We might
get attacked by wild elephants or our elephants
might get stuck in the mud’, says a mahout,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 03/09/2023)
Rhino
found dead in CNP (kh 03/09/2023)
Shrinking
habitation increases risk of vulture extinction
in Nepal (rep 02/09/2023)
Leopard
found dead in Parbat (kh 01/09/2023)
Human-wildlife
conflict continues in Kavrepalanchok; 14 people
killed in 14 years, by Raj Kumar Parajuli
(rn 31/08/2023)
A
Chitwan lake is teeming with Asian openbill
storks : They arrive at Batuli Pokhari in the
buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park at the
start of summer, hatch eggs, raise chicks and
leave before the winter, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (kp 28/08/2023)
Endangered
‘black softshell’ turtle found in Betana (kh
26/08/2023)
Falling
raptor numbers more than an ecological scare for
Nepal : The loss due to haphazard urbanisation,
shrinking wetlands and rampant pesticide use
could hit tourist numbers, by Manoj Paudel
(kp 26/08/2023)
Where
wild things are : Just a short drive from the
Ring Road is Pulchoki, Kathmandu Valley’s
biodiversity treasure trove, by Mahendra
Singh Limbu (nt 25/08/2023)
Gharial
Conservation Efforts In Nepal, by Rajesh
Dhungana (rn 25/08/2023)
Zoo
to be constructed alongside Wildlife Rescue
Center in Chitwan (rep 24/08/2023)
One
injured in leopard attack in Chandragiri-9
(kh 24/08/2023)
Troubled
villagers hire watchmen to protect crops from
monkeys : Having exhausted all options, the
villagers decided to hire watchmen to protect
their crops from marauding monkeys, by DB
Budha (kp 21/08/2023)
Snakebite
treatment centre in Thori comes as respite for
local residents : A total of 513 patients bitten
by snakes, scorpions and hornets have received
treatment at the centre (kp 20/08/2023)
Nepal's
Tiger Success Story: The Inconvenient Truth, by
Arup Rajouria (sp 18/08/2023)
Wild
tusker dies after getting stuck in septic tank
(kh 17/08/2023)
Bardiya
marks World Elephant Day amid growing
human-wildlife conflict : Three tiers of
government should coordinate to prevent the
conflict, mindful of the safety of animals too,
experts say, by Kamal Panthi (kp 13/08/2023)
Living
In Harmony With Wildlife, by Ballav Dahal
(rn 31/07/2023)
Tiger
conservation significant for tourism promotion:
President (kh 29/07/2023), Nepal
a leading country in tiger conservation: PM
Dahal (kh 29/07/2023)
Tiger
kills one in Chitwan (kh 24/07/2023)
117
wild animals die in Chitwan National Park in a
year (kh 24/07/2023), Chitwan
National Park rescues 142 wild animals (rep
24/07/2023)
Tiger
held and released into CNP (kh 20/07/2023)
Chitwan
National Park reports 22 rhino deaths in last
fiscal year (kh 18/07/2023)
Tiger
attack injures three in Chitwan (kh
18/07/2023)
Snakebite
outbreak on the rise as rainy summer continues :
At least nine people killed due to snake bite
since mid-April (rep 13/07/2023)
Alarming
rise in monkey bites : The issue is one of
Nepal’s leading but overlooked public health
concerns, by Sher Bahadur Pun (kp
13/07/2023)
Four
die of snakebites in two days in Kapilvastu
(rep 11/07/2023)
CNP
rescues six tigers this year (kh 10/07/2023)
Man-Wildlife
conflict: 200 killed, over Rs 600 million
distributed in compensation in last five years
(kh 08/07/2023)
Conservationists
report a fall in Finn’s weaver numbers in
Shuklaphanta : Around 200 Finn’s weavers found
this year in Shuklaphanta National Park while
the population of the bird species stood at 242
last year, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 07/07/2023)
Three
arrested on charge of killing rhinos (rep
05/07/2023)
Tusker
terror continues unabated in Jhapa (kh
04/07/2023)
Elderly
crushed to death by a wild tusker (kh
03/07/2023)
Local
communities join forces to protect red pandas,
by Golden Buda (rep 01/07/2023)
Gharial
found dead with trapped snout, punctured belly :
Rampant use of fishing nets, human activities,
river pollution and depletion in the number of
fish are the major challenges to gharial
conservation, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
29/06/2023)
Monkey-afflicted
farmers from Dhading protest in Hetauda :
Villagers say government neither allocated
budget nor brought forth preventive measures to
control monkeys, by Pratap Bista (kp
29/06/2023), Worried
by monkey nuisance, Baglung local level to build
‘monkey garden’ (kh 29/06/2023)
Elephant
attack kills one in Jhapa (rep 27/06/2023)
Rhino
found dead in Parsa National Park : Park
officials believe the pachyderm was killed by
poachers for its horn, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 26/06/2023)
Artificial
ponds provide relief to wildlife in Bardiya
National Park : Experts stress managing
grasslands and water sources inside national
parks to avoid human-animal conflict, by
Dipendra Baduwal and Manoj Poudel (kp 26/06/2023)
Four
white-rumped vultures die of toxic intake
(rep 24/06/2023)
22
rhinos, three tigers die in past 11 months in
CNP (kh 23/06/2023)
Status
Of Swamp Deer In Shuklaphanta, by Rajesh
Dhungana (rn 23/06/2023)
Woman
dies of snake bite in Sindhuli (rep
09/06/2023)
Two
national parks aid locals protect livestock from
wildlife, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
05/06/2023)
With
hotter days and approaching monsoon, snakebite
incidents on rise : A study shows close to 3,000
people die of snakebites every year in the Tarai
alone, many even before reaching the hospital,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/06/2023)
Thanks
to the petition by a young conservationist,
Nepal’s Supreme Court orders strict action
against illegal display and use of wildlife
parts : In a petition filed by Kumar Paudel, a
conservation scholar-practitioner, against
private possession of illegal wildlife parts,
the court issued an order to the government to
take strict action such practices (nlt
01/06/2023)
Central
Zoo witnesses 12,000 visitors today (kh
25/05/2023)
New
bird species recorded in Shuklaphanta National
Park : Lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor), which
is commonly found in South and Central Europe
and West Asia, was seen near Shyali River in the
second week of May, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
25/05/2023)
Elephant
dies in Jhapa (kh 22/05/2023)
Rhino
attack kills one in Chitwan (kh 20/05/2023)
The
Asian Paradise Flycatcher, by Rajesh
Dhungana (rn 19/05/2023)
Where
did the monkeys go?, by Ravi M Singh (ae
17/05/2023)
Chitwan
rhinos are straying out of jungle more
frequently : Lack of grass inside the Chitwan
National Park is the reason, say park officials,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 17/05/2023)
Three
arrested with rhino horn (kh 17/05/2023)
Leopard
attack injures three in Dhankuta (kh
14/05/2023)
Tigers
kept in ‘fasting’ at central zoo (rep
14/05/2023)
Two
rhino calves released into wild (rep
14/05/2023)
Two
rhinos found dead in Chitwan in two days (kh
12/05/2023)
Chitwan
National Park collects 259 crocodile eggs
(rep 11/05/2023)
Number
of Himalayan Marmot up in Dolakha, by Sujan
Kafle (rn 11/05/2023)
Local
unit plans project to tackle monkey menace :
Jaimini Municipality is considering building a
‘conservation park’ for monkeys which they say
could be turned into a tourist attraction in the
future, by Prakash Baral (kp 09/05/2023)
Poaching
surges as wildfires force animals out of forests
: Illegal hunting activities are being reported
from Chetanagar, Chandrapur, Gaidatar, Rangapur,
and Balari forest areas of Rautahat district,
by Shiva Puri (kp 08/05/2023)
Traps
placed to take control of leopards in Tanahu
(kh 06/05/2023)
CNP
witnesses death of 30 tigers in seven years
(kh 06/05/2023)
Bahundangi
villagers rescue lost elephant calf after past
cruelty : On Wednesday night, a herd of
elephants entered Bahundangi in Jhapa from
Kerabari in Naxalbari, India. The locals rescued
the calf and handed it over to the Kolabari
forest office of India, by Parbat Portel (kp
05/05/2023)
220
rhinos die in CNP in eight years (rep
04/05/2023)
Nine
people killed in nine months due to wild animal
attacks in CNP (rep 30/04/2023)
An
Encounter With Tigers In Bardiya, by Rajesh
Dhungana (rn 28/04/2023)
Lack
of animal rescue centre hinders wildlife control
operations : There have been incidents where
captured wild animals have died due to the
absence of a skilled rescue team and a proper
infirmary in Kanchanpur, by Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 26/04/2023)
Animals
on the road as wildfires rage (ht
25/04/2023)
Cheetah
spreading terror around TU area caught (kh
23/04/2023)
Elephant
tramples elederly man to death in Jhapa (kh
22/04/2023)
Shey-Phoksundo
National Park records 90 snow leopards (kh
21/04/2023)
Rare
King Cobra sighted in Ghatan, Myagdi (rep
20/04/2023)
Cheetah
killed in road accident (kh 19/04/2023)
Conservationists
hopeful for population increase of swamp deer in
Shuklaphanta : Last year’s census put the
number of swamp deer at the park at 2,313,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 19/04/2023))
Human-elephant
conflict goes unchecked in Siraha : Tul Bahadur
Ale Magar, 74, of Golbazar Municipality-3, died
in an elephant attack on Friday night. Elephants
have killed eight people in Siraha in the past
six years, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp
16/04/2023)
Destructive
fishing pushing snowtrout towards extinction in
Himalayan rivers : Use of electricity and
explosives to catch fish in Sankhuwasabha has
led to a decline of fish stocks, by Parbat
Portel and Dipendra Shakya (kp 16/04/2023)
Elderly
man killed in elephant attack in Siraha (kh
15/04/2023)
Blackbuck
fawn deaths in Khairapur highlight conservation
challenges : In the conservation area in Bardiya
of western Nepal, many blackbucks have fallen
prey to jackals, leopards and hyenas.
Conservationists underscore a need for regular
patrolling, by Kamal Panthi (kp 12/04/2023)
Two
rhinos found dead in CNP (rn 12/04/2023)
Child
dies of snake bite in Dang (kh 08/04/2023)
CCTV
cameras installed for monitoring tigers in
Kanchanpur (rep 08/04/2023)
Female
safari guides take the reins in Chitwan National
Park : The guides have been making a lasting
impression in the industry but still they are
prone to backbiting and eve-teasing, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (
Human-animal
conflict persists along Khata bio-corridor :
There has been an increase in the movement of
tigers and elephants and some of them have
started entering the nearby settlements
frequently, by Kamal Panthi (kp 08/04/2023)
Youth
injured in tiger attack in Kailali (kh
07/04/2023)
Vulture
restaurant drawing more researchers to study bio
diversity (kh 04/04/2023)
A
successful community-based approach to wildlife
conservation in Nepal, by Hemanshu Kafle
(rep 03/04/2023)
n
Encounter With Rusty-fronted Barwig, by
Bibnit Timalsina (rn 31/03/2023)
A
14-year-old killer elephant is terrorising
settlements in central Tarai districts : Yamagaj
roams Parsa, Bara, Rautahat and Makawanpur
districts and has killed five people over the
past six months, by Shankar Acharya (kp
27/03/2023)
Woman
dies in tiger attack (kh 24/03/2023)
Crocodile
Breeding Center releases 150 gharials into Rapti
River (kh 24/03/2023)
Tiger
mauls gharial to death in Chitwan :
Conservationists call it a rare incident.
Carcass of the endangered crocodile species was
found by a streamside, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (kp 23/03/2023)
Two
women killed in tiger attack in Bardiya (rep
20/03/2023)
Woman
dies in elephant attack (kh 20/03/2023)
Frequent
wildfires in Tarai forests are exposing animals
to poachers : When the forest office is
under-equipped, taming the fires and curbing
poaching remain a challenge, by Shiva Puri
(kp 19/03/2023)
Royal
Bengal tiger found dead in Chitwan (kh
19/03/2023)
Nilgai:
Largest Antelope In Nepal, Asia, by Rajesh
Dhungana (rn 17/03/2023)
Snakes:
Our Friends or Enemies?, by Jyoti Sharma
(rep 16/03/2023)
Leopard
attack injures two in Pokhara (kh
15/03/2023)
35
underpasses to be built for wildlife mobility
along Narayanghat-Butwal road (rn
15/03/2023)
White-rumped
vulture found dead in Kawasoti again (kh
14/03/2023)
Vultures
on verge of extinction in Sudurpaschim (kh
14/03/2023)
Five
endangered vultures found dead in Nawalparasi
(rn 13/03/2023), Six
vultures found dead in East Nawalparasi, 12 more
taken ill : The birds are suspected to have fed
on poisoned carcass, by Narayan Sharma (kp
14/03/2023)
Ten
vultures from Kasara breeding centre released
into the wild : As many as 69 vultures have been
freed from the centre since it was set up in
2008, by Narayan Sharma (kp 12/03/2023)
Wildlife
from Kakre Vihar forest enter villages in search
of water : Drying up of natural sources and poor
management of the only manmade pond inside the
protected area have led to an increasing number
of animals entering human settlements, by
Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 11/03/2023)
Adult
rhino found dead in CNP (kh 09/03/2023)
Leopard
attack kills 14 children in five years in Tanahu
(kh 03/03/2023)
Water
birds at Belauri on sharp decline (kh
25/02/2023)
Foreigner
killed by wild elephant in Sauraha (rep
24/02/2023)
Man
killed in elephant attack in Makawanpur (kh
24/02/2023), Death
of man in wild elephant attack agitates Sindhuli
residents, block highway : They demanded the
marauding elephant be immediately transferred to
any national park to prevent further loss of
lives, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 26/02/2023)
14
rhinos die in Chitwan National Park in seven
months : Nepal is home to a total of 752 rhinos,
according to the 2021 census, with 694 of them
residing within the CNP alone (nlt
22/02/2023)
Rhino
kills man in Chitwan (kh 21/02/2023)
Wild
elephants enter village in Mikaljung at night,
damage property (rep 21/02/2023)
Resunga
reports five more species of birds (kh
15/02/2023)
Banke
National Park launches gharial conservation
drive, by J Pandey (kp 11/02/2023)
Rhino
rescued from septic tank in Chitwan (kh
11/02/2023)
Pangolin
Conservation In Nepal, by Abash Kafle (rn
10/02/2023)
Availability
of animal carcasses attracting vultures to
Tanahun (rep 09/02/2023)
Electrocution
new security threat in rhino conservation :
Electrocution of pachyderms was hardly reported
in the past, but a recent incident shows that it
has emerged as a tactic for poaching, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 08/02/2023)
465
vultures sighted in one place at the same time
last week : Conservationists say the incident is
first in Nepal in several decades, by
Narayan Sharma (kp 06/02/2023)
Third
Range Countries’ meeting concludes with issuance
of Chitwan Declaration-2023 (kh 06/02/2023)
Wildlife
smuggling case filed against 47 people including
two province assembly members, by Gobinda
Prasad Pokharel (kp 04/02/2023) [The closeness of politics
and crime is frightening!]
In
Jagadishpur, migratory birds decline for 3 consecutive
years : The lake has become unsafe for birds due to
increasing human activities, experts say, by Manoj
Paudel (kp 03/02/2023)
Crocodiles
grown in breeding centre released into natural
habitat (kh 03/02/2023)
These
knights of the night deserve deep respect, by Ritu
Joshi (ae 24/01/2023)
Smugglers
kills two rhinos in CNP (rep 21/01/2023), Latest
killing of two rhinos in Chitwan sanctuary alarms
conservationists : According to Chitwan National Park,
six of the 165 rhino deaths in the past five years
were blamed on poaching, by Anup Ojha (kp
23/01/2023), Rhinos
still threatened : Complacency might also have crept
in among the authorities after years of zero poaching
(kp 25/01/2023)
Save
Nepal’s orchids : Himalayan orchids need urgent
protection before they are smuggled to extinction,
by Reshu Bashyal (nt 20/01/2023)
Number
of migratory aquatic birds decreasing in Chitwan :
Conservationists attribute the decline to increasing
pollution levels, human encroachment and shrinking
water bodies, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
17/01/2023)
Tiger,
rhino found dead inside CNP (rn 12/01/2023)
Nepal’s
biodiversity attracts foreign research students :
Environmental Science students from an Australian
university are in Nepal to study habitats, feeding
habits and breeding of aquatic migratory birds, by
Manoj Poudel (kp 09/01/2023)
Bird
census starts in Nepal : 350 ornithologists and
conservation activists deployed for bird count (kh
07/01/2023)
Locals
terrorized after elephants start entering villages
(kh 05/01/2023)
One
killed in bear attack, by Laxman Ghimire (rep
04/01/2023)
25
injured in a rabid dog attack (kh 04/01/2023)
Woman
dies in elephant attack (kh 01/01/2023)
Monkey
menace in Parbat: Farmers suffering to protect winter
crops (kh 27/12/2022)
Tiger
prowling in fields of Kailali villages (ht
26/12/2022)
Fulvous
whistling duck back in Koshi Tappu after two decades
(kh 24/12/2022)
56
people killed in wild elephant attacks in 10 years
(kh 22/12/2022)
CNP
uses camera trapping to track aggressive wildlife
(kh 20/12/2022)
Monkeys
of Swayambhunath : How did they evolve? What do they
signify?, by Sushil Hamal (nlt 17/12/2022)
Toll
on wildlife: Over 500 wild animals die in five months
at CNP : More deaths are triggered by unnatural causes
such as dog bites, electrocution, road accidents than
by natural ones (nlt 16/12/2022), Over
500 wild animals die in five months in CNP (rep
16/12/2022)
No
Nepali visited Dhorpatan for wild boars hunting:
Reserve (kh 14/12/2022)
Endangered
‘Huchil’ facing extinction (kh 14/12/2022)
Researchers
in Chum of Manaslu Conservation Area to study snow
leopard : Their preliminary report says there are
three-four snow leopards in the Nubri area (kp
14/12/2022)
Red
panda sighting in Pathibhara area hints at
conservation success : Threats to the animal’s
existence, however, remain intact, with their corpses
being recovered regularly, by Ananda Gautam (kp
11/12/2022)
One
killed in tusker attack (kh 07/12/2022)
Rhino
found dead in CNP (kh 05/12/2022)
Nepal
must protect its biodiversity: For prosperity and
well-being, by Biraj Adhikari and and Nakul
Chettri (ht 25/11/2022)
Nepali
botanists claim to have discovered two new
rhododendron species : The claim comes amid worries
that the rhododendron forests are depleting fast due
to the climate crisis, by Chandra Karki (kp
23/11/2022)
Wild
elephant found dead in Jhapa (kh 17/11/2022)
49
wild animals killed in four months in CNP (kh
16/11/2022)
Conservationists
express concern over threat to yellow-breasted bunting
(kh 14/11/2022)
Leopard-in-house
captured in Naikap (kh 13/11/2022)
Tiger
found dead in Bardiya (rep 12/11/2022)
Horses
wait for rescue since 38 days in Dhaulagiri Base Camp,
by Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 12/11/2022), Animal
Nepal interested in rescuing horses stranded in Mt
Dhaulagiri base camp for past 39 days, by
Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 13/11/2022)
Leopard
attack injures three in Syangja (kh 11/11/2022), Three
injured in leopard attack in Waling (rep
11/11/2022)
Buffer
zone people demand safety from wildlife (kh
10/11/2022), People
living in buffer zone demand safety from wild animals
(rep 10/11/2022)
Authorities’
apathy affects conservation of fishing cats : Calls
growing for efforts to save the endangered mammal,
by Manoj Poudel (kp 06/11/2022)
Rhino
roams around Sauraha, amazes tourists, by Rajesh
Dhungana (rn 04/01/2022)
In
yet another attack, leopard kills eight-year-old in
Tanahu : This is the second incident of a leopard
attack in less than 15 days in Tanahu district
(nlt 02/11/2022)
Increased
number of snow leopards leading to human-wildlife
conflict (rep 30/10/2022)
One
dead in elephant attack (kh 28/10/2022)
An
old battle of wills playing out in Jhapa : The
district’s decades-long human-elephant conflict
calls for a more sustainable solution rather
than the ad hoc measures currently being adopted,
by Sudheer Sharma (kp 22/10/2022)
Wild
elephant kills one in Bardia (nlt
22/10/2022)
11-year-old
girl dies in leopard attack in Tanahu (nlt
21/10/2022)
Elephants
In Bardiya, by Rasjesh Dhungana (rn
21/10/2022)
Rhino
ravages harvest-ready paddy (kh 19/10/2022)
Death
of two tigers in quick succession worries
conservationists : An adult male tiger was found
dead in Parsa on Sunday, 16 days after another
in Bara, by Shankar Acharya (kp 18/10/2022)
Wild
elephants unleash terror in Bara district
(ht 17/10/2022)
Tiger
taken under control (kh 11/10/2022)
Dog
hostels in Kathmandu a respite for canine lovers
during vacations : Lack of guidelines to run and
regulate such facilities, however, is a concern,
by Anup Ojha (kp 09/10/2022)
Animal
sacrifice during Dashain: Striking a balance
between tradition and practice : Let's think of
adopting measures that cause the least pain to
the animals. A complete ban may not be possible
but let's think of what is possible today,
by Jivesh Jha (nlt 02/10/2022)
27
monkeys die in a pond in Arghakhanchi (kh
02/10/2022)
Squatters
fall victim to elephant attacks : Last week, two
elephants wreaked havoc in Lamaha of Rautahat.
The victims are calling for their relocation to
a safer place, by Shiva Puri (kp 24/09/2022)
CCTV
cameras installed to control man-eating tigers,
by Basanta Dhungana (rep 14/09/2022)
Shuklaphanta
National Park running out of space to
accommodate growing blackbuck population : The
national park has built a special sanctuary on
59.8 hectares of the park land in Hirapur
Phanta, which is home to 203 blackbucks, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 14/09/2022)
Elderly
man killed in tiger attack in Bardiaya (nlt
12/09/2022)
One
killed in tiger attack in Chitwan (nlt
11/09/2022)
Nepali
hunters can now shoot wild boars in Dhorpatan :
New rule follows complaints from local villagers
about the increasing boar population and the
destruction they cause to crops, by
Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 10/09/2022)
Buddha’s
bird, the Sarus crane, facing an existential
threat (kh 08/09/2022)
Lake
turns into ‘birding paradise’ as indigenous
species thrive : Time between June and September
is considered rewarding for birdwatchers,
drawing onlookers from around the country to the
Ramsar wetland site, by Manoj Paudel (kp
06/09/2022)
Bahundangi
gets early warning system to tackle elephant
menace : The early warning system sets off a
siren after detecting the movement of elephants
and also notifies locals through the ‘Hatti Ayo’
mobile application, by Parbat Portel (kp
01/09/2022)
Mother
braves leopard to save her son (kh
25/208/2022)
All
wild buffaloes shifted to Chitwan National Park
in 2017 are now dead : The last three of them
were killed in a tiger attack on Monday, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 17/08/2022)
Tiger
devours three crocodiles (kh 15/08/2022)
Ratna
Highway closed after two dead bodies found
(rep 15/08/2022)
Saving
Simians From Going Extinct, by Devendra
Gautam (rn 14/08/2022)
Sarus
Crane: The Largest Flying Bird, by Rajesh
Dhungana (kp 12/08/2022)
Four-year
campaign to prevent snakebite kicks off (kh
11/08/2022)
‘Sikkim
Chheparo’ first time detected in Nepal (kh
09/08/2022)
Man
dies after being stung by wasps (kh
08/08/2022)
Failure
to rehabilitate families displaced by national
park detrimental to humans, wildlife : While
humans live in constant fear of wild animal
attacks, the latter find their natural habitats
disturbed by human activities, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 06/08/2022)
Woman
dies in tusker attack (kh 06/08/2022)
National
Park distributes Rs 3.6 million to locals in
relief (kh 05/08/2022)
Expand
Habitats For Wild Cats, by Bini Dahal (rn
05/08/2022)
Monkey
rampage hit hard veggie farmers in Kanchanpur
(kh 03/08/2022)
Nepal’s
tiger population reaches 355 : Nepal has become
the first country to double the population of
tigers as per the commitment made at the first
Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg in 2010
(nlt 29/07/2022), BNP's
Conservation Efforts Pay Off, by Indira
Aryal (rn 29/07/2022), Return
of the tigers brings joy and fear, by
Anbarasan Ethirajan and Rebecca Henschke (rn
29/07/2022), Number
of tigers double in Shuklaphanta National Park
(nlt 30/07/2022), Tigers
return in Nepal; their number now reaches 355 :
Nepal achieves the feat of doubling the big cat
population as per its 2010 pledge. Focus now
should be on sustainability and reducing
conflicts, as conservation success has come at
human costs, experts say, by Gobinda Prasad
Pokharel (kp 30/07/2022), Nepal
tiger population roars back after conservation
drive (ht 30/07/2022), Tigers
multiply, so do challenges to manage them,
by Indira Aryal (rn 31/07/2022), Tiger
Population : The main challenge is to manage the
tiger population and minimise the human-wildlife
conflict (ht 01/08/2022)
Public
banned from forests to protect red panda : Ban
on human movement inside 14 community forests in
Taplejung expected to provide favourable space
for the shy animal, by Ananda Gautam
(kh 28/07/2022), Do
not disturb : The ban on human entry into the
forests will help the red pandas breed and raise
their cubs (kp 29/07/2022)
Managing
stray animals a major challenge for Kanchanpur
local units : Even if some local units have
spent millions, a sustainable solution to the
problem remains elusive, by Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 27/07/2022)
As
tiger numbers rise, experts stress protecting
habitats and prey base, reducing conflict with
humans : New programmes needed for livelihoods
of people living near buffer zones and their
participation in conservation efforts, by
Gobinda Prasad Pokharel (kp 26/07/2022)
Leopard
enters pheasant farm, kills at least 500
pheasants : The wild cat trapped inside the farm
enclosure is injured after locals resorted to
pelting stones to chase it away, farm owner says,
by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 24/07/2022)
Sometimes
loved, mostly tolerated: Homeless dogs face
cruelty all the time : A Kathmandu ward chair’s
biting remarks raise questions about how to
manage community canines that many say are a
menace, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/07/2022), Dogs
and the city : We must be more creative and
empathetic in our approach towards canine menace
(kp 22/07/2022)
As
many as 205 wild animals die in CNP in one year
(kh 20/07/2022)
Efforts
underway to declare Jagadishpur lake as
country’s second bird sanctuary : Lake is home
to 167 bird species found in Nepal and over
15,000 migratory birds that arrive from as far
away as Siberia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan to winter,
by Manoj Paudel (kp 12/07/2022)
Human-wildlife
conflict : There can be no permanent solution,
but we need to focus on minimising future
conflicts (kp 11/07/2022)
Frequent
deaths of wild elephants in Jhapa worry
conservationists : Experts say human-wildlife
conflict has risen because of encroachment of
the bio-corridor by humans over the years,
by Parbat Portel (kp 10/07/2022)
Conservation
of insects : It is essential to highlight that
insects are the ecosystem service providers
running the world, by Prayan Pokharel (kp
10/07/2022)
Five
killed in mammoth attack in a year in Jhapa
(kh 09/07/2022)
52
lose lives to wild animals in 15 years in Jhapa
(kh 04/07/2022)
Four
tigers released back to the wild (kh
03/07/2022)
Snakebite
patients in Talloswarad of Baitadi die for want
of treatment : Since treatment for snakebite is
not possible in the entire district, patients
have to be taken to Dadeldhura or Dhangadhi.
Most of the patients die on the way to hospitals,
by Tripti Shahi (kp 03/07/2022)
Woman
injured in tiger attack (kh 02/07/2022)
Soaring
costs in tiger rehabilitation worry conservation
authorities : It is costly to keep rescued and
controlled tigers fed and provide them
treatment, care, say Bardiya park officials,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 02/07/2022)
Leopards
cause a panic in Tanahun, by Amar Raj
Naharki (rn 01/07/2022)
Three
tigers are being shifted to the Barandabhar
forest (rep 28/06/2022)
Human-wildlife
conflict results in 29 human casualties in
Banke, Bardiya in past five years (kh
25/06/2022)
Human
activities pushing gharials to the brink : Only
very few of the endangered species grow into
adulthood as they have to struggle against
various natural and, increasingly, manmade
challenges, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
24/06/2022)
Dhorpatan
Hunting Reserve sees decline in blue sheep
population : Census conducted two months ago put
the animal’s number at 1,290, a dip from 2,202
five years ago, by Prakash Baral (kp
23/06/2022)
When
an elephant calf was left behind by its herd,
locals resorted to abuse : Mechinagar locals
encircled the calf, lassoed it and brought it to
the ground with a loud thump, by Parbat
Portel (kp 21/06/2022)
National
park team secretly buries a tiger that was found
dead, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 21/06/2022)
Ponds
created to facilitate drinking water for
wildlife (kh 20/06/2022)
Woman
trampled to death by elephant (nlt
19/06/2022)
Terror
of Himalayan wolf in Khumbu: 234 livestock
killed in a year, by Santosh Raut (rn
19/06/2022)
Woman
goes missing in tiger attack (kh 16/06/2022)
Hidden
cost of conservation : Attacks and deaths are
directly proportional to the increase in the
tiger population in Bardia (kh 14/06/2022)
Leopard
rescued from human settlement area in Itahari (kh
13/06/2022)
Girl
injured in leopard attack (kh 12/06/2022)
Bardiya
residents are paying the brutal price of tiger
conservation : Bardiya National Park is set to
receive an award for its efforts in protecting
the wild cats—but at the cost of human lives. At
least 23 people have been killed in tiger
attacks since 2019, by Tufan Neupane (kp
11/06/2022)
New
bird species found in Chitwan (rn
08/06/2022)
Woman
dies as police open fire in Bardiya, five-member
committee formed to probe incident (nlt
07/06/2022)
Women
succumbs to tiger attack in Chitwan (kh
07/06/2022)
Snakebite
cases rise with monsoon around the corner :
Study shows close to 3,000 people die from
snakebite every year in Tarai alone, many before
reaching a hospital, by Arjun Poudel (kp
05/06/2022)
Minor
boy mauled to death by tiger (kh 27/05/2022)
Bardiya
National Park proposes setting up open zoo :
Park plans to install iron fencing around 25
hectares of forest to let tigers to roam freely,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 27/05/2022)
Local
people kill leopard in Syangja (kh
09/05/2022)
Tiger
attacks kill 12 people within 11 months in
Chitwan : All of the incidents of tiger attacks
this year have taken place in community forests,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 09/05/2022)
Trekking
to save Nepal’s snow leopards : Let the
mountains rest during Covid-19, but come back
next year for the Snow Leopard Conservation Trek
in Dolpo, by Sonam Choekyi Lama (nt
06/05/2022)
Snapshot
of Nepal’s pangolin trade, by Nikita Phuyal
(ae 05/05/2022)
Man
eater tiger caged (kh 04/05/2022)
Bahundangi
residents seek protection from marauding wild
elephants : Experts say human-wildlife conflict
is recurring because humans are encroaching on
the bio-corridor, by Parbat Portel (kp
04/05/2022)
Elderly
killed in a tiger attack in Chitwan (kh
01/05/2022), Man
killed by tiger in Chitwan, youth injured in
rhino attack, by Shanta Adhikari (rn
01/05/2022)
CNP
reports deaths of 34 rhinos since mid-July
(kh 24/04/2022)
Birdwatching
in minus-degree weather : Rara National Park in
the winter is a paradise for birdwatchers who
wish to see rare migratory species arriving from
as far away as Russia and Mongolia, by Kriti
Nepal (rec 22/04/2022)
Marginal
rise in blackbuck population in conservation
area worries experts : A count conducted this
month found 190 blackbucks in the Khairapura
Blackbuck Conservation Area. Their number last
year was 177, by Kamal Panthi (kp
22/04/2022)
Elephant
and leopard terrorize Buddhashanti folks (kh
21/04/2022)
Red
Panda Study Centre established, by Chandra
Pandak (rn 18/04/2022)
Vulture
breeding center at CNP to close down (kh
17/04/2022)
Monitoring,
counting of swamp deer begins in Shuklaphanta
today : The national park, with support of other
organisations working in the conservation
sector, is set to start the deer count from
Sunday to mark the start of the national
wildlife week, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
17/04/2022)
Bhanubhakta
Zoological Garden to count bird number (kh
15/04/2022)
Tiger
kills 31-year-old man in Bara (kh
12/04/2022)
869
Species Of Plants Found In Kailali, by
Abinash Chaudhary (rn 12/04/2022)
Summer
migratory bird species arrive in Nepal to lay
eggs : Several bird species come to Nepal every
year as country has favourable climatic
conditions for breeding, by Manoj Paudel (kp
11/04/2022)
Man
goes missing after tiger attacks him (kh
09/04/2022)
Shuklaphanta
park struggles to save wildlife from traps :
With rise in human-animal conflict, villagers
are setting traps to catch wild animals, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 08/04/2022), Raiders
of the crop : As wild animals raid crops
regularly, the state fails to provide adequate
compensation for the loss (kp 08/04/2022)
Salyan
villagers keep watch to protect crops : Wild
animals from Banke National Park enter human
settlements and destroy crops, local farmers say,
by Biplab Maharjan (kp 07/04/2022)
One
killed in a tiger attack (kh 04/04/2022)
Captive
elephants being smuggled to India through Parsa
: Security personnel from Pokhariya detained
three people with two captive elephants in Parsa
on Saturday, by Shankar Acharya (kp
29/03/2022)
Focus
On Wildlife Conservation, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 29/03/2022)
Zoo
To Be Constructed In Historic Manimukunda Park
(rn 29/03/2022)
Rhino
found dead in Chitwan (kh 27/03/2022)
Conservationists
urge residents to help in red panda protection :
Stakeholders demand the government do more to
protect the endangered animal from poachers and
smugglers, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 27/03/2022)
Monkey,
maize and man : Farms in Syangja’s Putalibazaar
are under assault from gangs of roving monkeys
that destroy all the crops, leaving farmers with
little to harvest, by Dinesh Kafle (kp
26/03/2022)
Increasing
wildlife attacks are driving people from their
homes in Salyan : Families living in settlements
near the Banke National Park say life has become
unbearable as they cannot work in the fields or
go to forests even during the day, by Biplab
Maharjan (kp 23/03/2022)
Tiger
carcass retrieved from community forest (rep
22/03/2022)
Ghodaghodi
wetland area declared country’s first bird
sanctuary : The bird sanctuary will play a
crucial role in conserving various globally as
well as nationally threatened bird species,
by Mohan Budhaair (kp 19/03/2022)
Monkeys
In Swoyambhu Are Well Taken Care Of, by
Sushma Maharjan (rn 19/03/2022)
Taudaha
and the future of migratory birds, by Kriti
Nepal (rec 18/03/2022)
Rhino
found dead in Kawasoti (kh 04/03/2022)
New
elephant calf born in CNP (kh 04/03/2022)
Bear
makes surprise visit at hospital ward (kh
04/03/2022), Bear
that broke into Taplehung hospital tranquilized,
sent to DFO (rep 06/03/2022)
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, by Abhyu Ghimire (nt
04/03/2022)
Planet
of the pangolins : One woman’s decade-long
campaign to save Nepal's endangered scaly
anteaters, by Maheshwar Acharya (nt
04/03/2022)
Injured
leopard rescued in Ilam (kh 03/03/2022)
With
more tigers, attacks are also up : There are
several human settlements in the buffer zones of
the Banke and Bardiya national parks where
tigers have easy access to domestic animals and
people. Two people suffered attacks on February
19 and 20, by J. Pandey (kp 02/03/2022)
Wildlife
officials of Nepal, India meet for ideas sharing
(kh 02/03/2022)
Expansion
Of BNP Sought To Control Tiger Menace, by
Siraj Khan (rn 28/02/2022)
Helping
the dogs that don’t have anyone to look after :
The canines on the streets are often subjected
to torture and mistreatment, and some
organisations have come forward to help them,
by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 27/02/2022)
New
species of bird detected in Chitwan (kh
27/02/2022)
Male
rhino found dead at CNP (kh 27/02/2022)
Conservationists
concerned over rising rhino deaths : As many as
27 rhinos have died in Chitwan since the
beginning of the current fiscal year on July 16,
2021, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 25/02/2022)
Woman
dies in tiger attack (23/02/2022)
12
injured in jackal attack in Sarlahi (rep
22/02/2022)
Tiger
attacks man yet again in Banke, man survives the
attack (rep 20/02/2022)
Tiger
kills man in Banke again (rep 19/02/2022)
What
happens to the animals that die on roads?,
by Shristi Sherchan (rec 18/02/2022)
Bird
counting through 'Chhimeki Chara' app for the
first time in Nepal (rep 18/02/2022)
Nepal’s
progress in wildlife conservation : Authorities
maintained guard posts, fire lines, revised
policy assistance, and held transboundary
meetings with the Indian side to develop a
cross-border sharing mechanism, by Pratik
Ghimire (ae 17/02/2022)
Tiger
kills two rhinos (kh 17/02/2022)
Forest
ministry orders action against Chitwan National
Park officials over rhino death : On January 25,
the animal was found dead in a roadside ditch in
the park’s buffer zone where a road widening
work was ongoing, by Anup Ojha (kp
16/02/2022)
52
crocodiles released into rivers (rep
14/02/2022)
A
tale of displacement for conservation : The
longstanding ‘park-people’ conflict surrounding
Chitwan National Park, which includes instances
of gross human rights violations against the
Tharu community, is a story that is often buried
in the garb of conservation, by Nirupan
Karki (rec 11/02/2022)
Officials
snub calls to save egg of endangered vulture : A
roadside tree in Shuklagandaki Municipality
where a pair of slender-billed vultures had
built nest and laid an egg has been felled for
widening the road, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
10/02/2022), Bird's
eye view : We remain predatory humans that seek
to thrive by disregarding the lives of others
(kp 11/02/2022)
23
cameras installed to count tigers stolen (kh
09/02/2022)
Eight
tigers killed by poachers in four years (rep
09/02/2022)
Rhino
found dead in Chitwan National Park (kh
08/02/2022)
Top
officials signed up for zoo’s animal adoption
programme but discontinued promised payments :
Zoo staff say 104 individuals and seven
institutions have adopted various animals, but
the money raised is too little for the upkeep of
the facility, by Anup Ojha (kp 08/02/2022)
Cameras
kept for counting tigers missing from forest
(rep 06/02/2022)
Urban
bird count up in Kathmandu valley (ht
04/02/2022)
Poachers
call the shots in Rautahat forests for lack of
monitoring : The forest rangers are unequipped
to fight off armed poachers, forest officials
say, by Shiva Puri (kp 02/02/2022)
Protecting
the wetlands and Sarus Cranes of Lumbini, by
Rajendra Suwal (rep 01/02/2022)
Installation,
repair of CCTV cameras in CNP expedited (rep
31/01/2022)
Wildlife
pay the price for unplanned infrastructure,
by Mukesh Pokhrel (rec 31/01/2022)
Elderly
man dies in wild elephant attack (kh
31/01/2022)
Two
new birds sighted in Shuklaphanta as wetlands
teem with migratory species : Greater scaup, a
rare bird found in Nepal, has joined the latest
list of rare aquatic birds in the park. Indian
spot-billed duck, locally called Nadon Hansa,
has also been spotted, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
28/01/2022)
Bardiya
National Park wins TX2 Award for tiger
conservation : The latest tiger census report
released in 2018 put the number of big cats in
the country at 235, which is nearly double of
the 121 tigers recorded in 2009, by Anup
Ojha (kp 28/01/2022)
Cameras
used for tiger census go missing from national
park (kh 27/01/2022)
Sarus
Crane Numbers On Decline With Shrinking Wetland
Area (rn 27/01/2022), Crane
population on decline with shrinking wetland
( rep 27/01/2022)
Elephant
kills an elderly in Damak (kh 26/01/2022)
Conservationists
outraged after Chitwan rhino dies in roadside
ditch : Roads department blames contractor while
Chitwan National Park plans to sue those
responsible, by Anup Ojha (kp 25/01/2022), Death
due to negligence : Our callousness is a threat
to their existence more than they will possibly
face from natural causes (kp 25/01/2022)
Deaths
of vultures by electrocution go unchecked in
Tanahun : Around 100 vultures have died of
electrocution at Shishuwa Bateri in Byas
Municipality in the past two years, by
Samjhana Rasaili (kp 23/01/2022)
Rhino
dies after falling into pit at East-West Highway
: In yet another incident, a rhino has died in
an accident that could have been averted if
measures of animal safety were taken (nlt
23/1/2022)
Tiger
survey work completed in Chitwan National Park
(kh 23/01/2022)
Wild
elephants continue to wreak havoc : As many as
eight people have been killed by wild elephants
in Shuklaphanta and its surrounding areas since
2016, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 20/01/2022)
Kathmandu
Metropolitan’s canine conundrum : For the last
two years, Kathmandu Metropolitan has been
running a shelter to house stray and wounded
dogs—a good start but not nigh enough, by
Anushka Nepal (nlt 19/01/2022)
Jagadishpur
lake receives fewer migratory birds : Human
encroachment of the lake area is a major factor
behind the decline in the number, ornithologists
say, by Manoj Paudel (kp 19/01/2022)
Human-wildlife
conflict goes unchecked in Banke : Four people
have been killed in separate tiger attacks in
the district in the past three months, by J.
Panday (kp 17/01/2022), Breaching
the barrier : Incidents of human and wildlife
conflicts will exist, but we need to minimise
such incidents to protect both species (kp
18/01/2022)
Five-year
action plan for dolphin conservation (ht
17/01/2022)
One
killed in rhino attack in Chitwan (kh
16/01/2022)
Fewer
birds of prey flying over Nepal, by Krishna
Mani Baral (ae 13/01/2022)
Technical
team deployed to control tiger menace (rep
11/01/2022)
Tiger
kills 30-yr-old woman in Banke (kh
09/01/2022)
Tiger
kills woman yet again in Banke (rep
06/01/2022)
Census
of winter migratory birds launched in Chitwan
(kh 06/01/2022)
Woman
escapes tiger attack (rep 05/01/2022)
Nepal’s
list of threatened birds is growing : 19 bird
species were added to the list of nationally
threatened birds in the past decade, by
Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 04/01/2022)
Woman
dies in tusker attack (rep 03/01/2022)
Water
birds census begins in Shuklaphanta National
Park (kh 02/01/2022)
Second
fatal tiger attack in Nawalpur in a month
(kh 31/12/2021)
Chitwan
reports deaths of 31 wild animals since
mid-June, 70 percent road kills (kh
31/12/2021), Chitwan
reports deaths of 31 wild animals since
mid-June, 70 percent road kills (rep
31/12/2021)
Incidents
of wildlife attacks increasing in CNP (rep
29/12/2021)
Tiger
count concludes in CNP’s first block (kh
27/12/2021)
19
rhinos die at Chitwan National Park in the past
six months (nlt 24/12/2021)
Declining
bird numbers in Rara worry conservationists :
Bird numbers and types have plunged due to the
decline in the number of migratory species,
by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 24/12/2021)
Wild
Buffalo Life At CNP Comes Under Threat, by
Narayan Adhikari (rep 23/12/2021)
Govt
forms committee to stop cruelty against animals
(ht 23/12/2021)
Elephants
destroy 28 houses in Sindhuli (kh
21/12/2021)
Tiger
attacked man again in Banke (rep 18/12/2021)
Two
injured in bear attack (kh 12/12/2021)
Elephant
menace in Jhapa (kh 10/12/2021)
11
children killed in leopard attacks in four years
in Tanahun : Prey depletion is driving leopards
outside their habitat and into human settlements,
by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 07/12/2021)
Officials
hope for rise in tiger numbers amid new and
emerging threats : As count of the wild cats
begins, new action plan is needed to sustain
them by conserving habitats, increasing prey
density and mitigating conflict with humans,
experts say, by Gobinda Prasad Pokharel (kp
05/12/2021), National
Tiger Survey begins today; 100 enumerators
mobilized (kh 05/12/2021)
Tiger
census to kick start on December 5, tiger
population expected to increase (rep
29/11/2021), Tiger
Census To Be Held Simultaneously In Chitwan And
Parsa (rn 03/12/2021), Tiges
census : Many would not understand the benefits
that the tiger's presence provides to keeping
the ecosystem they inhabit healthy (ht
03/12/2021), Preparations
underway to conduct nationwide tiger census from
Sunday : The tiger count is conducted in several
conservation areas across Nepal every four years,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 04/12/2021)
Tracing
the story of the yarsagumba : Tens of thousands
of villagers flock to Himalayan foothills in
northwestern Nepal to collect the fungus every
year, but how did people start harvesting it in
the first place?, by Jag Bahadur Budha (rec
21/11/2021)
Leopard
terror in Bandipur (rep 20/11/2021)
Poaching
and smuggling of musk deer on rise in Mustang
forests : Five musk deer were found dead in
snares in the last 10 days in the Annapurna
Conservation Area Project region, by
Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 14/11/2021), Poaching
amid pandemic : Locals must be taught that the
destruction of wildlife will adversely affect
their way of life too (kp 15/11/2021)
Vultures
Tagged, Freed For Monitoring (rn 13/11/2021)
Every
Day is Kukur Tihar for Sneha Shrestha, the Dog
Savior, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep
03/11/2021)
Blackbucks
Thrive After Relocation To Shuklaphanta, by
Laxman Datta Panta (rn 27/10/2021), Blackbuck
population declines in Bardiya’s Blackbuck
Conservation AreaAttacks from leopards and
hyenas threaten the survival of the
near-threatened species, by Kamal Panthi (kp
30/10/2021)
Locals
scared as a woman is killed by bear, by Dhan
bahadur Budha (rep 24/10/2021)
Jhapa
residents losing lives to electric fences,
elephant attacksAccording to the District Police
Office, eight people have been killed in
elephant attacks in the last three years while
the number of people dying from illegal electric
fences is seven (kp 23/10/2021)
Wild
tusker kills husband and wife in Kanchanpur
(kh 20/10/2021)
Foreign
hunters at Dhorpatan in quest for Naur and Jhara
: lOne has to pay a total of Rs375,000 to hunt a
Naur in the hunting reserve, by Ghanshyam
Khadka (kp 19/10/2021)
Herd
of wild elephants damages paddy crops (rep
18/10/2021)
Man
Dies After Being Bitten By Snake (rn
16/10/2021)
Family
of girl killed in leopard attack given
compensation (kh 14/10/2021)
Animal
sacrifice during Dashain: Striking a balance
between tradition and practice : Let's think of
adopting measures that cause the least pain to
the animals. A complete ban may not be possible
but let's think of what is possible today,
by Jivesh Jha (nlt 13/10/2021)
Tiger
kills 40-yr-old man in Bardiya (kh
12/10/2021)
One
killed in tusker attack in Bardiya (kh
10/10/2021)
Leopard
kills six goats in Kanchanpur (kh
07/10/2021)
Child
dies of snake-bite (kh 03/10/2021)
Elephant
dies due to electrocution (rep 03/10/2021)
Ward
chairperson stays awake all night to chase away
elephants (rep 03/10/2021)
Three
herders surrounded by tigers rescued (rep
02/10/2021)
Four
adult tigers found in Rautahat (ht
02/10/2021)
Leopard
kills 23 goats in Bardiya (kh 27/09/2021)
Wild
tuskers damage paddy crops in Jhapa (ht
27/09/2021)
Elephant
attack claims elderly woman (kh 21/09/2021)
Streak
Of Tigers Found Between Gavar, Sauri Village,
Locals In Fear, by Siraj Khan (rn
21/09/2021), Gabhar
residents in Banke terrorised by tiger attacks :
The haphazard construction of settlements near
forest areas has increased human-wildlife
conflict, officers say, by Madhu Shahi (kp
22/09/2021)
Red
Alert to Save the First Panda, by Sabitri
Rai (rep 18/09/2021)
Tiger
kills Indian national in Banke (kh
13/09/2021), Man-eating
tigers spotted in Gavar area in Banke, by
Arjun Oli (rep 13/09/2021)
Wild
boar spotted in Annapurna Conservation Area
after five decades, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
10/09/2021)
Pond
construction drive in Tanahun community forests
to mitigate human-wildlife conflict (ht
10/09/2021)
Pond
construction campaign in place to manage
human-wildlife conflict (kh 09/09/2021)
Census
of Dolphins underway in Kailali (kh
04/09/2021), Census
of Dolphins underway in Kailali (rep
04/09/2021)
Census
shows increase in tiger population in
Shuklaphanta after four years, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 04/09/2021)
Increasing
number of vultures in Kanchanpur encourage
conservationists (kh 03/09/2021), Ornithologists
hint at slight rise in endangered vulture
numbers over past two years : Give credits to
awareness campaigns, youths’ involvement in
conservation and coordination among community
forest stakeholders for the increase, by
Anup Ojha (kp 04/09/2021)
Human-wildlife
conflict in Nepal, by Pratik Bhattarai (ht
23/08/2021)
Nepal’s
controversial move to cash in on wildlife
farming, by Ramesh Bhushal (rec 22/08/2021)
Rhino
Found Killed In CNP (rn 15/08/2021)
One
killed in elephant attack (rep 13/08/2021)
Speeding
vehicles kill 358 wild animals in Banke National
Park (kh 12/08/2021)
Six
rhinos found dead in Chitwan National Park
within first month of this fiscal year : The
deaths—whether due to natural causes, poaching
or other accidents—are a cause for concern,
conservationists say, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
(kp 11/08/2021)
Rhino
found dead at CNP’s buffer zone (kh
05/08/2021)
Wildlife
rampage displaces farmers from occupation
(kh 05/08/2021)
Untimely
death of wildlife in Banke National Park on rise
(kh 01/08/2021)
Incidents
of snakebite on the rise (kh 31/07/2021)
International
Tiger Day: Tiger conservation encouraging,
human-tiger conflict increasing (kh
29/07/2021), Nepal
Headed To Double Tiger Population By 2022,
by Indira Aryal (rn 29/07/2021), Tigers
see roaring success but mega projects may get in
way of conservation : Ever-increasing physical
infrastructures have already impacted the
wildlife, their behaviour and movements, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 30/07/2021)
Male
rhino dies in Chitwan National Park (kh
23/07/2021)
Monsoon
affects wildlife monitoring in Shuklaphanta
National Park : Most roads through the
national park have turned muddy and unmotorable,
obstructing the movement of conservationists,
workers and security personnel inside the
protected area, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
23/07/2021)
World’s
rare birds found in Barekot (kh 21/07/2021)
14
people killed in wildlife attack in CNP (kh
21/07/2021)
Two
Rhinos Including One Calf Found Dead In CNP
(rn 19/07/2021)
Tiger
Attack Claims A 70-Year-Old Man In Bardia
(rn 18/07/2021)
How
do high flying Himalayan birds survive the
frigid cold?, by Saugat Bolakhe (rec
16/07/2021)
Woman
injured in rhino attack (kh 14/07/2021)
Rare
Nepal’s Orchid being threatened by illegal
trading (kh 13/07/2021)
PM
directs authorities to introduce effective
program for minimizing tiger-human conflict
(kh 11/07/2021)
Tiger
kills elderly (kh 06/07/2021)
27
rhino poachers arrested in the current fiscal
year : Many poachers who were on the run are
coming forward to surrender, Chitwan park
administration says, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
(kp 06/07/2021)
Mob
vandalises Chitwan park’s office after tiger
kills woman : Park officials say Ratnanagar
residents were angry for delay in retrieval of
victim’s body, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
22/06/2021)
Nepal’s
wild elephants are also on the move :
Conservation success means tigers and elephants
are using jungle corridors for annual monsoon
migration, by Salik Ram Chaudhary (nt
18/06/2021)
Yes,
there are flying squirrels in Nepal, too, by
Bashu Baral (nt 18/06/2021)
Red
panda on the red list, by Sonam Tashi Lama
(nt 18/06/2021)
20-yr-old
dies after being attacked by elephant (kh
18/06/2021)
Chitwan
National Park improves, restores animal habitats
: Habitat degradation had long been a concern
for the park, which has seen a rise in rhino
deaths in recent years, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 15/06/2021)
Pandemic
adds challenges for tiger protection, wildlife
conservationists say : Since the pandemic
struck, incidences of human-tiger conflict have
gone up. Experts suggest considering why people
trespass on protected parks and why animals are
wandering out, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
14/06/2021)
Conservationists
build nests for rare Indian spotted eagles : The
population of the globally threatened bird
species is dwindling, conservationists say,
by Manoj Paudel (kp 08/06/2021)
Starving
stray dogs face their own lockdown blues, by
Anup Ojha (kp 07/06/2021)
Man
killed in crocodile attack (kh 07/06/2021)
Census
of blue sheep underway (kh 05/06/2021)
Nepal
leads in snow leopard study : Research into the
habits and habitat of the elusive cat is key to
protecting them, by Sonia Awale (nt
04/06/2021)
Young
Nepali activists protect pangolins : Youngsters
in Ilam prove local youth can have a powerful
role in nature conservation (nt 04/06/2021)
The
nature of pandemics : The emergence of the
coronavirus is linked to the destruction of
biodiversity, by Sonia Awale (nt 04/06/2021)
Gauri
Gai count put off due to wild elephant
obstruction (kh 03/06/2021)
Restrictions
add to the plight of Valley's street animals,
by Prasanna Pandey (ht 03/06/2021)
Tiger
attack kills woman in Bardiya (kh
01/06/2021)
Snow
leopards fitted with ‘satellite GPS collar’
(kh 31/05/2021)
Illegal
fishing on the rise in Chitwan park rivers
(kp 26/05/2021)
COVID-19
impact: Counting of blue sheep stalled (kh
25/05/2021)
Mother
and daughter killed in tusker attack
(25/05/2021)
Saving
the world’s rarest crocodile from extinction :
Conserving Gharial is just one example of how
hard it is to protect one species from
extinction. There is no undo button once these
species are lost, by Karun Dewan (rep
21/05/2021)
Wildlife
conservation areas report rise in illegal
activities during lockdown : As a large number
of people from urban areas have returned to
their home villages to escape the pandemic and
lockdown, cases of trespassing have increased,
officials say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
17/05/2021)
Nepal’s
vultures: Between existence and extinction : The
recent mass death of raptors sets back the
country’s gains in saving the endangered species,
by Mukesh Pokhrel (nt 14/05/2021)
Covid-19
restrictions once again worry : Central Zoo
officials, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
14/05/2021)
A
new weed is invading Chitwan National park : The
country so far has received 3.14 million
doses and used 2.39 million of them.
Parthenium is spreading fast and threatening the
park’s biodiversity, according to experts,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 13/05/2021)
Wild
boar menace continues in Chitwan : In the last
fiscal year, 13 individuals were injured in
separate wild boar attacks in the buffer zone
area of the Chitwan National Park, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (kp 11/05/2021)
What
fuels animal cruelty in Nepal?, by Kumudini
Pant (ae 29/04/2021)
New
census shows wild buffalo numbers up 13 percent
at Koshi Tappu :The new census found 57
more water buffaloes at the reserve compared to
the previous census of 2018, by Chandan
Kumar mandal (kp 27/04/2021)
Mass
vulture deaths show challenges in saving
nature’s best clean-up crew : Nepal has managed
to recover the population of the endangered
birds from a situation of near extinction in the
1990s when their mysterious death was linked to
a drug called diclofenac (kp 27/04/2021)
124
new bird species spotted at Bhanubhakta
Zoological Park (kh 22/04/2021)
Over
100 Vultures Found Dead In Nawalparasi (rn
21/04/2021), 67
vultures found dead in Parasi : Preliminary
investigation shows that the vultures died after
feeding on the carcasses of dogs that were
probably poisoned to death in Nawalparasi
(West) (kp 22/04/2021), El
condor’s friends : Vultures play a significant
role in our ecosystem (kp 23/04/2021)
Rhino
conservation in Nepal: Now, focus on habitat
expansion, by Basant Subba (ht 20/04/2021)
Hungry
and shelterless, Thapathali monkeys getting more
venturous : Unlike those in Pashupati and
Swayambhu, monkeys at Kalmochan Ghat do not get
much to eat, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/04/2021)
30
rhinos die in nine months in Chitwan National
Park (rep 18/04/2021)
Wildfires
result in loss of forests and pollution, but
what about wildlife : Nepal, which lacks a clear
policy to deal with forest fires, has no
mechanism to monitor how wild animals are dying
and losing their habitats from fires, officials
say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 16/04/2021)
Red
panda conservation plan in limbo, by Tika
Prasad Bhatta (kp 16/04/2021)
Farmer
dies in elephant attack (kh 16/04/2021)
Bardiya
becomes a tourist hotspot courtesy of Royal
Bengal tigers : Around 40 percent of those
visiting Bardiya National Park are successful in
spotting tigers, say jungle safari guides,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 15/04/2021)
Higher
altitudes beckon more wildlife in Nepal amid
warmer climes : Experts and independent studies
have assessed warming temperatures could be a
contributory factor for movement of animals and
insects towards higher altitudes, by Marissa
Taylor (kp 14/04/2021)
Animals
are killed brutally time and again, but
perpetrators are hardly booked, by Kamal
Subedi (rep 13/04/2021), Rest
in rage, Khairey : We need to deal with cruelty
against animals seriously (kp 16/04/2021)
Nepal
has 752 one-horned rhinos, new census reveals :
The population of the endangered species has
gone up by 107 since 2015, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 11/04/2021), Managing
wildlife : The rhino population can show better
growth if their habitat is less congested
(kp 12/04/2021), Rhino
population grows by more than hundred in
conservation boost (ht 12/04/2021), Conservation
success : For a poacher, the market value of a
horn, said to fetch upto US$ 65,000 for a kilo,
is worth all the risks involved (ht
13/04/2021)
Food
Chain Management Key To Avert Human-Wildlife
Conflict, by Indira Aryal (rn 11/04/2021)
Tiger
kills yet another person in Bardiya, this time a
mahout involved in rhino count : The rhino
census has been halted for two days following
Sunday afternoon’s incident. On Friday, the
count was also stalled in Chitwan after a wild
elephant attacked and injured the enumerators,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 06/04/2021)
Rhino
census in Chitwan affected after a wild elephant
attacks counting team : Park authorities plan to
resume counting on Sunday and hope the recent
halt won’t delay the census results. But they
are wary of Dhurbe, the wild elephant, before
going back to the field, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 04/04/2021)
One
killed in elephant attack (rep 03/04/2021)
Rhino
census begins at Shuklaphanta National Park
(rep 02/04/2021)
Conservationists
begin study on tiger movement and behaviour in
Bardiya : The study is expected to lend
solutions to the problem of human-animal
conflict, by Kamal Panthi (kp 02/04/2021)
Wildlife
in Banke, Bardiya national parks affected as
water sources dry up : Parched animals entering
human settlements has led to human-wildlife
conflicts, by Thakur Singh Tharu and Kamal
Panthi (kp 28/03/2021)
Tiger
escapes from cage. It’s uncertain what it will
do next : The animal is unlikely to attack
people or cattle soon as it is deep inside the
sanctuary, national park officials and experts
concur, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
23/03/2021)
The
elephant in the room : Many in Sauraha are
selling their elephants meant for safaris to
Indian buyers due to Covid-19-fuelled crisis.
Now there are legal issues that no one talked
about before, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
23/03/2021)
Rise
in tiger numbers may be good news but people in
Bardiya live in terror : Nine people have been
killed since July, three in March
alone.Authorities say the victims had gone to
the forest for fodder but tigers are seen in
human settlements too, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 20/03/2021)
Human-wildlife
conflict cases up, three dead in a month (ht
17/03/2021), Human-wildlife
clash : If wildlife continues to roam the
jungles still, it is due to the concerted
efforts of the government and local communities
(ht 18/03/2021)
4.1-magnitude
quake jolts central Nepal (kh 18/03/2021)
One
Killed In Tiger Attack (rn 17/03/2021)
Grassland
management begins in Shuklaphanta National
ParkGrassland management helps sustain swamp
deer population and other wildlife, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 15/03/2021)
Fears
of Nepal’s rhinos migrating to India add to
challenges in their conservation : As rhinos in
Chitwan Park are concentrated in the western
area, there is overcrowding. Officials worry
about the difficulties they will face in
repatriating them as in the past, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 14/03/2021), Saving
rhinos : Nepal and India should work together to
create safer spaces for wildlife (kp
15/03/3031)
Eight
killed in tiger attacks in Bardiya in eight
months (rep 12/03/2021), Madhuban
forests closed off to people over tiger
attacksFive people have been killed in tiger
attacks in the area so far this fiscal year,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 13/03/2021)
Nationwide
rhino census to begin from March 22 :
Much-awaited count, which has seen multiple
postponements since 2019, will be looked at
carefully for its findings will guide future
interventions for conservation, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 09/03/2021)
Central
Zoo launches ‘Adopt an Animal’ campaign as it
struggles to survive : Under the programme,
anyone can adopt an animal from the zoo and take
full responsibility, including its food,
nourishment and medication for a year (kp
04/04/2021)
Tiger
photographed in Rupandehi, Kapilvastu and Palpa
after several years : The latest report that
recorded the sighting of tigers in three
districts of the Chure region, not only shows
Chure as a healthy ecosystem and home for
valuable species but also calls for improved
conservation of the zone, facing several
challenges (kp 03/03/2021)
Action
plan for conservation of owl species (ht
28/02/2021)
Nepal’s
wildlife watchdogs honoured : Nepal Police
investigators win the UN’s Asia Environmental
Enforcement Awards for prosecuting wildlife
traffickers, by Sonia Awale (nt 26/02/2021)
Conservationists
say tigers have been living in Kailali forests
for a long time, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep
25/02/2021)
In
a first scientific bird survey, Shivapuri
Nagarjun National Park records 197 species The
figure is smaller than the 320 species recorded
informally by enthusiasts in the past but
officials say after the three phases of the
survey, the number could go up, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 23/02/2021)
Satellite
technology used to study tiger behaviour,
movement and response to disturbances : Findings
of the first study of its kind in the country,
which will track six tigers, will help in saving
the species from adverse impacts of
infrastructure projects, conservationists say,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 21/02/2021)
Authorities
scramble to deal with tiger threat in Kailali :
While conservationists call for relocation, the
district administration has already issued an
order saying the animal can be killed if
required, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
18/02/2021)
Two-year-old
rhino found dead; death tally reaches 25
(rep 18/02/2021)
Nine
Leopards Died In 4 Years Due To Lack Of
Treatment, by Nabin Shishir BK (rn
17/02/2021)
Govt
To Conduct Rhino Census (rn 17/02/2021)
After
delays, authorities gear up to count country’s
rhinos this season : Officials at protected
areas across the country have moved ahead with
the preparations for conducting the census,
which is likely to begin in March this year,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/02/2021)
Premature
Death Of Elephant Raises Concerns At CNP (rn
13/02/2021)
Fourteen
arrested on charge of poaching rhinos (rep
10/02/2021)
Struggling
Central Zoo asks for Rs 150 million grant from
government : To remain afloat during the
pandemic, the zoo, which used to receive
3,000-4000 visitors daily, has already laid off
staffers and announced pay cuts, by Anup
Ojha (kp 09/02/2021)
Protecting
Lumbini’s rare cranes : Sarus Cranes hold
spiritual significance because of their
association with the Buddha, by Rajendra N
Suwal (nt 05/02/2021)
Ghodaghodi
lake area being developed into bird habitat :
With natural lakes in Kailali drying up,
authorities are making efforts to turn
Ghodaghodi wetland area into one of the main
habitats of migratory as well as domestic birds,
by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 31/01/2021)
Wildlife
experts believe there could be more tigers
living in hill areas : After tiger sightings in
Dadeldhura and Ilam, wildlife experts say there
could be more tigers living in or migrating to
the hill areas due to improved green cover and
prey abundance, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
26/01/2021)
Leopard
found dead in Dang (kh 24/01/2021)
Woman
injured in Dang tiger attack (kh 24/01/2021)
Wetlands
across Nepal see decline in waterbird population
: Preliminary findings from the waterbirds
census show that their population has gone down,
mainly due to habitat loss and other human
activities, according to experts, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 22/01/2021)
22
rhinos found dead in Chitwan National Park in
past seven months (rep 22/01/2021)
Human-elephant
conflict: Long-term solution needed, by
Basant Subba (ht 21/01/2021)
Wild
boars wreak havoc in settlements near Langtang
park, by Balaram Ghimire (kp 21/01/2021), The
boar of Langtang : Parks must find effective
ways to lessen human-wildlife conflict (kp
22/01/2021)
Wildlife
rescue operations in Palpa unsafe due to
ill-equipped forest offices : Forest officials
and security personnel lack tranquiliser guns
and various other equipment required for a safe
and immediate rescue of wildlife, by Madhav
Aryal (kp 21/01/2021)
Conservationists
worried about dwindling number of common cranes
: The number of migratory common cranes coming
to the country has been decreasing of late due
to shrinking paddy fields and wetlands,
conservationists say, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
(kp 12/01/2021)
Tiger,
leopard cat found dead in Chitwan, Tanahun
(rep 12/01/2021)
Illegal
wildlife trade finds a new marketplace—social
media : Traders are turning to social media to
reach out to potential customers to sell
wild animals for their meat and to be kept
as pets, in the domestic market, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 09/01/2021)
Elephant
dies of electric shock in Saptari (kh
09/01/2021), Electrocution
of maleelephant highlights human-wildlife
conflict : Every year, Nepal loses wild
elephants to retaliation. But affected people
say they live in fear of the animals, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 11/01/2021)
145
species of birds found in Bhaisegauda (kh
08/01/2021)
Infrastructure
projects threaten biodiversity conservation,
affect wildlife: Study; A rapid assessment of
projects in the Tarai has found adverse
consequences on forests, habitats, animals’
movement and growing negative interactions
between humans and wildlife, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 05/01/2021)
19
Rhinos Die In Seven Months (rn 05/01/2021)
Tiger
attacks on humans : Ways to stay safe, by
Babu Bhattarai (ht 04/01/2021)
Tiger
attack incidents continue in and around
protected areas : Six people have lost their
lives in tiger attacks in and around Bardiya
National Park so far this fiscal year, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 04/01/2021)
Leopard
Terrorizing Village Captured (rn 04/01/2021)
Human-wildlife
conflict escalates in lack of wildlife friendly
infrastructures (kh 04/01/2021)
Wildlife
rescue centre established (kh 04/01/2021)
Reducing
roadkill: All concerned must follow stringent
measures to mitigate wildlife mortality due to
traffic accidents (kp 04/01/2021)
Number
of wildlife increasing in Shey Phoksundo (kh
03/01/2021)
Tiger
from Parsa National Park killed in road accident
: This is the third time a speeding vehicle has
killed a tiger on the East-West Highway in
recent years, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
02/01/2021), Death
of a tiger in traffic accident highlights the
threat to wildlife sheltered in national parks :
A speeding car kills the big cat in Parsa. Data
shows wild animals are being killed on highways
in worryingly high numbers, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 03/01/2021)
Woman
missing as a tiger runs her down from a
motorcycle, by Nirmal Ghimire (rep
02/01/2021)
Fragmented
population of snow leopards in Nepal’s Everest
region raises concerns : Researchers discover
two clusters of the iconic species with limited
genetic diversity in the region, by Abhaya
Raj Joshi and Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 30/12/2020)
Underpasses
on Narayanghat-Muglin road section ease wildlife
movement : Researchers call for development of
more wildlife-friendly roads and highways after
study finds animals using the four underpasses
built along the road section, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 29/12/2020)
Koshi
Tappu ‘killer’ elephant has calmed down:
Officials : There were calls to put down the
elephant, an idea that was widely condemned by
wildlife conservationists, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 28/12/2020)
Tigers
roaming in community forest (ht 27/12/2020)
Arrest
of poachers in Bardiya raises alarms : Latest
incident in Bardiya suggests that poachers are
still on the prowl in and around the protected
areas, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
22/12/2020)
Birth
of calves gives hope for conservationists of
increasing Arna population : Wild water
buffaloes brought to Chitwan from Koshi Tappu
Wildlife Reserve initially struggled to survive
in their new habitat but they are slowly getting
used to it, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
20/12/2020)
Nepal’s
highest-ever tiger sighting : A tiger has been
caught in a camera trap roaming forests at
3,165m in the mountain forests of Ilam (nt
18/12/2020)
Residents
of Koshi wildlife reserve buffer zones demand
killing of a rogue elephant : A team from
Chitwan National Park has arrived at the reserve
to study the elephant’s behaviour, by
Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 17/12/2020), Officials,
conservationists debate fate of elephant that
recently killed man in Sunsari, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 18/12/2020), Give
them space : We cannot mitigate elephant-human
conflicts without addressing their shrinking
habitats (kp 18/12/2020), How
To Manage A Violent Elephant That Is Killing
People?, by Indira Aryal (rn 19/12/2020)
Kanchanpur
sees increasing inflow of migratory birds
(kh 17/12/2020)
Number
of rhinos up in Bardiya National Park (ht
16/12/2020)
Crocodiles
released to Rapti River (kh 15/12/2020)
One
dies in tusker attack in Sunsari (kh
14/12/2020)
Tigers
sighted high in the hills. Wildlife experts
wonder why they are moving up north : Improved
green cover, less disturbance in upper regions
compared to the Tarai, where they are
facing habitat loss and decline in prey, could
be encouraging tigers to move up, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 13/12/2020)
Central
zoo comes up with new guidelines preparing to
reopen : Authorities await nod from the
government to start welcoming visitors by
following health protocols to prevent the spread
of Covid-19, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
08/12/2020)
Tourism
in key tiger reserves : Involve local
communities, by Babu R Bhattarai (ht
08/12/2020)
Tuskers
trash houses, grains worth millions (ht
07/12/2020)
Experts
suggest internal relocation to reduce rhino
deaths in ChitwanMost of the protected rhinos
have been found dwelling in the western
sector of Chitwan National Park, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 06/12/2020)
Nepal
all set to conduct national rhino census this
winter (rep 03/12/2020)
16
rhinos die in CNP this fiscal year (rep
28/11/2020)
Set
the elephants free : Chitwan can be promoted as
a completely ride-free, chain-free area for
elephants, by Michelle Szydlowski (nt
27/11/2020)
'Green
pigeon' spotted in Jhapa (rep 26/11/2020)
Jagadishpur
lake welcomes thousands of migratory birdsBirds
from as far as Siberia, China, Mongolia,
Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan, among other
countries, migrate to Jagadishpur lake every
year during winter, ornithologists say; Over 200
people visit the lake, a Ramsar wetland site in
Kapilvastu, on a daily basis to birdwatch,
by Manoj Paudel (kp 24/11/2020)
Wild
tusker kills 55-yr-old man in Chitwan (kh
23/11/2020)
Elephant
found dead in Saptari (kh 22/11/2020)
Kali-Karnali
jungle corridor proposed : Nepal’s highest ever
tiger sighting prompts calls for a new
conservation zone, by Mukesh Pokhrel (nt
20/11/2020)
Camera
traps installed in Tanahun to study leopards and
their prey : Officials suspect low prey numbers
are driving the big cats into human
settlements attacking people, by Samjhana
Rasaili (kp 19/11/2020)
Tiger
kills five in a month in Bardiya (ht
12/11/2020)
Adult
female leopard found dead (kh 12/11/2020)
Adolescent
killed in leopard attack in Dadeldhura (rep
10/11/2020)
Four
rhinos killed in Chitwan National Park, ending
four years of zero poaching (ht 09/11/2020)
Conservationists
see glimmer of hope with increasing number of
gharials in Rapti river : The total gharial
population in their natural habitats across the
country stands at 230, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (kp 07/11/2020)
Chitwan
can accommodate more tigers : A new study says
Chitwan and Parsa National Parks have enough
prey for a larger tiger population, by Tufan
Neupane (nt 06/11/2020), Unsung
heroes of Nepal’s tiger recovery : Indigenous
peoples are the real stewards of the country’s
conservation success story, by Smriti Dahal
(nt 06/11/2020)
Tiger
Terror In Bardiya As Man-Eaters Kill Four People
In 10 Days, by Indira Aryal (rn 05/11/2020)
Two
rhinos found dead in Chitwan [kh
05/11/2020), Female
rhino and her calf found dead inside Chitwan
National Park : The mother and baby rhinos were
found on Tuesday with their horns removed,
park officials say, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
(kp 06/11/2020), Poaching
Of One-Horned Rhinos On The Rise In Chitwan
National Park, by Basanta Parajuli (rn
07/11/2020)
Chitwan
Park forms team to look into rising rhino deaths
: Experts will also recommend ways to minimise
mortality of the vulnerable animal, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 30/10/2020)
Trekking
to save Nepal’s snow leopards : Let the
mountains rest during Covid-19, but come back
next year for the Snow Leopard Conservation Trek
in Dolpo, by Sonam Choekyi Lama (nt
30/10/2020)
Two
dead in tiger’s attack in Bardiya (kh
27/10/2020), After
Chitwan National Park, Bardia’s tigers are
attacking local people : While many believe the
soaring population of tigers may be behind the
rise in attacks, experts say increased
human-animal interaction post-monsoon could be
the reason, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
29/10/2020)
Lalitpur
mayor hands over Rs1 million to
revenue-stricken Central Zoo : Zoo staffers are
taking a 50 percent pay cut so that animals can
be fed, officials said, by Anup Ojha (kp
23/10/2020)
Retaliatory
killings major challenge for snow leopard
conservation : As the country celebrates
International Snow Leopard Day, wildlife experts
highlight the need to address human-wildlife
conflict in the mountain cat’s range areas to
save them, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
Deaths
signal return of tuberculosis among captive
elephants : The disease seems to be afflicting
domesticated elephants again a decade
after it was last reported, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 16/10/2020)
The
elephant dilemma : By following the sound
science, Nepal could lead Asia in tourism best
practice, by Lisa Choegyal (nt 16/10/2020)
Saving
Nepal’s flyway for migrating cranes : On World
Migratory Bird Day, let us pledge to protect the
trans-Himalayan migratory route of Demoiselle
Cranes, by Rajendra N. Suwal (nt 16/10/2020)
Chitwan’s
killer tigers no longer threat, experts say :
While a maneater has been captured, wildlife
experts have ruled out threats from the second
animal that attacked a human deep in the forest,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 13/10/2020)
Chitwan
National Park saw dramatic rise in rhino
mortality in last three years, report says :
Since the start of October this year, five
rhinos were found dead in the park, by
Narayan Sharma (kp 10/10/2020)
Rhino
found dead in Chitwan (kh 08/10/2020)
Shey
Phoksundo National Park to use drone camera to
stop poaching (kh 08/10/2020)
Snow
leopards eating livestock despite availability
of preys in habitat, study says : Latest
research on the snow leopard inside Shey
Phoksundo National Park challenges commonly held
notion that wild animals enter human settlements
in search of food, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 06/10/2020)
Rhino
found dead at Chitwan National Park (kh
04/10/2020), Two
Rhinos Dead On Single Day (rn 06/10/2020)
Man
killed in Chitwan tiger attack (kh
27/09/2020)
Tiger
carcass found inside Bardiya National Park,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 26/09/2020)
Shuklaphanta
park makes great strides in blackbuck
conservation : The park has increased blackbuck
population to 113, beyond the target, but now
there is concern over limited space for the
animals in the sanctuary, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 23/09/2020)
World
Rhino Day: Challenges In Conservation Of
One-Horned Rhino, by Narayan Adhikari (rn
22/09/2020)
Leopard
found dead in Baitadi (kh 22/09/2020)
After
two postponements, pandemic pushes rhino count
further Counting of one-horned rhino, which was
scheduled for March 2020, is likely to take
place only next year with Covid-19 concerns and
a wait for perfect timing, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 20/09/2020)
Country’s
lone zoo struggles to sustain with no visitors
for months amid the pandemic : For years, the
zoo has survived on entry frees paid by the
public, but now the facility is looking up
to the government for support to feed animals
and pay staff, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
13/09/2020)
Killing
of a one-horned rhino after 41 months of zero
poaching is worrisome for conservationists,
authorities : The death of a rhino in Chitwan
National Park leaves conservationists fearing
pandemic might see a new start of poaching
incidents similar to the past if left unchecked,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 11/09/2020)
International
Vulture Awareness Day: Vultures Increasing With
Ban Of Diclofenac (rn 05/09/2020)
Snake
menace in north Mahottari: 120 snake bite cases
in a month (kh 18/08/2020)
Stray
dogs terrorise Bhairahawa locals: 243 people
treated at a local hospital for dog bites in the
past one month, by Madhav Dhungana (kp
14/08/2020)
Surveillance
to protect red panda cubs begins in hill
districts of Province 1: The nurturing season of
red panda cubs has begun and this is the time
when they are at their most vulnerable, say
conservationists, by Ananda Gautam (kp
13/08/2020)
Nepal’s
elephant population trapped between human
settlements and mega development projects: As
the country's development aspirations grow
bigger, its wild elephants are losing their
habitats, conservationists have warned, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 13/08/2020), An
elephantine conundrum: Ongoing and proposed mega
projects pose major threats to the elephant
population (kp 14/08/2020)
Watch
the birds: The feathered friends are key to
conservation as their ecological roles far
supersede human capacities (kp 04/08/2020)
Owl
conservation action plan a long overdue step,
conservationists say: The country has 23 species
of owls which have been facing threat because of
hunting, illegal trade and habitat loss, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 03/08/2020)
Chitwan
and Parsa can sustain more tigers, says
government study: A study on the ecological
carrying capacity of tigers has shown that these
two parks can support approximately 175 tigers
in future., by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
01/08/2020)
When
it comes to tiger conservation, we must consider
the unexpected, by Dipesh Joshi (rep
29/07/2020), Return
of the tigers: Political will to fulfil
international commitments will be Nepal’s
ultimate test to meet conservation goals (kp
31/07/2020), New
challenges surface in tiger conservation as
numbers increase, by Yadav Acharya (ae
31/07/2020), Lax
laws make Nepal haven for tiger poachers:
Smugglers caught by investigators use legal
loopholes and judicial corruption to escape,
by Tufan Neupane (nt 31/07/2020)
Underpasses
to reduce roadkill in Nepal: More than 400 wild
animals were killed on the East-West Highway in
past three years, by Tufan Neupane (nt
24/07/2020)
Freshwater
dolphins make comeback in Nepal: The blind
aquatic mammals swim upstream to breed during
the monsoon, by Unnati Chaudhary (nt
24/07/2020)
Electric
wire traps set up for wild elephants turn into
death traps for locals: Although it’s illegal to
construct electric fences in the fields, the
locals in northern and southern belts have been
doing that to ward off wild elephants, according
to the Division Forest Office in Jhapa, by
Parbat Portel (kp 19/07/2020)
Rising
Conflict Between Man & Wildlife In Nepal,
by Roshana Chauhan (rn 04/07/2020)
Wild
elephants wreak havoc in settlements in Sunsari:
Incidents of human-animal conflict are
increasing with the shrinking of forestland, say
conservationists, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp
03/07/2020)
Victims
of wildlife attack outside buffer zone in
Chitwan National Park area covered by community
insurance policy: The national park does not
provide compensation to victims if the incident
occurs outside the bufferzone, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (kp 23/06/2020)
CCTV
cameras to track leopards (ht 23/06/2020)
Migratory
dolphins return to Nepali waters earlier than
usual: An early sighting of the Ganges river
dolphin leaves locals happy, but
conservationists worry about their future,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 18/06/2020)
Wildlife
poaching up in Bajura (ht 15/06/2020)
Tracking
Nepal’s red panda by satellite: All ten red
pandas fitted with GPS collars are moving about
merrily in the forests of Ilam (nt
12/06/2020)
Ghariyal
journeys 1,062 km to Hoogli (ht 26/05/2020)
Injured
wild elephant dies while being tranquilised for
treatment: The adult tusker hadn’t been able to
to walk since the past two weeks, say locals,
by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 21/05/2020)
Surge
in wildlife deaths in Gorkha worries forest
officials: Four leopards, two barking deers, and
a wild cat have been found dead in various
places in the district during the lockdown
period, by Hariram Uprety (kp 18/05/2020)
Street
Dogs Find It Tough To Survive Through Lockdown,
by Sampada Anuranjanee Khatiwada (rn 10/05/2020)
A
large flock of endangered Asian woolly neck
spotted in eastern Chitwan: This is an exciting
development for bird watchers and
conservationists, say ornithologists, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 08/05/2020)
Former
soldier kills leopard (ht 08/05/2020)
Lockdown
Comes As Boon To Wildlife In Chitwan National
Park (rn 02/05/2020)
Frail
white-rumped vulture tagged in Nepal rescued in
India: The 12 year-old bird had been released
from the vulture breeding centre in Nawalparasi
(East) in November 2019, by Manoj Paudel (kp
30/04/2020)
Captive
elephants are out of work in Sauraha and they
don’t get enough to eat: Local authorities have
allowed elephants to graze on the banks of the
Rapti. But owners say authorities need to do
more, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
21/04/2020)
Wood
smuggling, wildlife poaching cases up (ht
17/04/2020)
Tiger
sighted at a record altitude of 2,500 metres in
Dadeldhura forest: Officials say more research
required to find out if big cats are climbing up
in search of prey or due to climate change,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/04/2020)
Lockdown
becomes blissful for urban birds: Decline in
noise pollution may help bird population
increase in valley, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht
14/04/2020)
Resunga
and Madane forests sanctuaries for birds: More
than 25 percent of the total 886 bird species
found in the country are spotted in Resunga and
Madane forests, conservationists say, by
Birendra KC (kp 20/03/2020)
Birdsong:
Where do we get our bird names from? Folklore
and human interactions with species give us some
unique sounding names, by Amish Raj Mulmi
(kp 20/03/2020)
Govt
to conduct rhino census from March 23 (ht
18/03/2020), Nationwide
rhino count postponed due to Covid-19 concerns:
The count was taking place amid alarming deaths
in Chitwan, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
21/03/2020)
Leopard
menace in Tanahu: Leopard injures 21-month-old
baby girl, mother saves her child's life by
snatching her from the leopard, by Binod
Dhungana (rep 18/03/2020)
Vulture
numbers up in Dailekh (ht 17/03/2020)
Locals,
entrepreneurs join hands to manage habitat for
wild animals in Chitwan: Degradation of habitat
has been blamed for clashes between animals,
leading to a rise in their mortality inside,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/03/2020)
Baitadi
locals face leopard menace: The problem cannot
be resolved until wildlife experts conduct a
study on leopards in the area and recommend
action, officials say, by Tripti Shahi (kp
09/03/2020)
Alarming
rate of deaths threatens rhinos: The threat of
one-horned rhino poaching, which was at its peak
during the armed insurgency, is no more. What’s
worrisome is the high number of deaths in the
past few years from unspecified natural causes,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 05/03/2020)
Birgunj
locals attempt to save bats: Jagarnathpur
residents say bats are the pride of their
community, by Shankar Acharya (kp
03/03/2020)
Endangered
vulture species spotted in Jajarkot, by
Janak KC (rep 29/02/2020)
Wild
orchids in Dolakha forests gradually
disappearing: Illegal trade of the flower, lack
of awareness among consumers, deforestation and
haphazard construction of roads through forest
areas are the major threats for orchid
conservation, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp
26/02/2020)
Government
removes penalties for killing wild boar, raising
concern among conservationists: After complaints
from farmers that the animals were destroying
their crops, the wild boar has been listed as a
‘pest’ and can thus be captured and killed,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/02/2020)
Bagmati
province allocates Rs4 million to curb monkey
menace: The programme will come into effect
primarily in four villages of Sindhupalchok and
Kathmandu, by Pratap Bista (kp 24/02/2020)
Himalayan
wolf awaits special recognition as subspecies,
if not as an entirely new species: A series of
studies over the years concluded that Himalayan
wolves have adapted genetically to survive in
high altitudes, a quality that makes them
different from other wolf species, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 23/02/2020)
Focus
on grassland to prevent rhino deaths (ht
22/02/2020)
200
monkeys in Thapathali are in trouble. They
neither have home nor food: The High Powered
Committee for Integrated Development of the
Bagmati Civilization says it’s not aware of the
monkeys, ward chair wants to cage the
free-roaming animal, by Anup Ojha (kp
18/02/2020)
Shuklaphanta
lures bird watchers: A recent report of the
fresh bird species count, which was made public
in December last year, has revealed 26
additional bird species in Shuklaphanta. With
this, a total of 450 bird species are found in
the protected area, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
16/02/2020)
Wild
tuskers terrorise locals in Jhapa (ht
16/02/2020)
Save
the pangolins: Pangolins are on the verge of
extinction. They need to be saved, by
Sabitri Rai (rep 15/02/2020)
Coronavirus
outbreak may curb wildlife trafficking: China
ban on animal markets could stop threatened
species being smuggled through Nepal, by
Sonia Awale (nt 14/02/2020)
National
owl festival in Syangja raises awareness on owl
conservation: Various programmes—such as bird
watching, nature photography, exhibition on owl
conservation, and essay and poetry competition
among school students—were organised during the
two-day festival, by Deepak Pariyar (kp
09/02/2020)
Youths
helping birds, animals quench thirst in valley
(ht 09/02/2020)
Kavre
villagers face threat from wild animals: Farmers
have been deprived of compensation for the crops
destroyed by monkeys, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp 04/02/2020)
13
rhinos die in seven months at CNP (ht
30/01/2020), Two
rhinos found dead in CNP (rep 30/01/2020), Three
rhinos found dead in four days in Chitwan
National Park: Poaching may have decreased in
the last few years, but natural deaths have
affected rhino conservation efforts, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 31/01/2020)
Animal
rights activists urge Nepal to end elephant
abuse (rep 29/01/2020), International
experts and animal welfare campaigners urge
Nepal to end elephant abuse: Nepal should not
endanger its reputation by continuing elephant
abuse, safaris and games for Visit Nepal 2020
campaigns, experts warn, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 30/01/2020)
Wildlife
hit as river changes course (ht 27/01/2020)
Leopard
mauls 10yo boy to death in Tanahun (ht
27/01/2020)
Rules
framed for gifting wildlife to foreign nations
(ht 26/01/2020)
Smuggling
of animal body parts continues unabated (ht
25/01/2020)
Drying
up of Geruwa river affects irrigation, wildlife:
Silt deposit in the river caused by floods has
stopped the water flow in Geruwa, causing a
decline in the level of water, by Kamal
Panthi (kp 22/01/2020)
Wildlife
from Chure forests entering human settlements in
search of water: Animals like wild boars and
blue bulls reach settlements that border with
India, terrorising the locals, by Laxmi Sah
(kp 22/01/2020)
Number
of water birds increasing in Jagdishpur lake:
Fresh bird count shows 5,827 more aquatic birds
in the artificial lake constructed for
irrigation purposes, by Manoj Paudel (kp
21/01/2020)
Parsa
National Park prioritises grassland expansion:
The park covers an area of 637.39 sq km and is
spread across Parsa, Bara and Makwanpur
districts, by Shankar Acharya (kp
19/01/2020)
Poverty
alone not a leading cause for involvement in
illegal wildlife trade, new study says: Most
inmates currently serving jail terms for
wildlife trade knew that the activity was
illegal but were unaware of the severity of the
consequences, according to the study, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 18/01/2020)
Leopardess
found dead in Pokhara (ht 18/01/2020)
Wildlife
poaching up after snowfall in Bajura (ht
17/01/2020)
A
marauding wild elephant wreaks havoc in
Handikhola: The elephant from Parsa National
Park has been on the loose for the past few days,
by Subash Bidari (kp 16/01/2020)
Solar-powered
electric fencing to stop tuskers (ht
13/01/2020)
The
wildlife lesson: Wildlife is one of the
neglected career fields in Nepal but if we can
develop ourselves as wildlife enthusiasts, it
has plenty to offer to us, by Shreyashi
Bista (rep 12/01/2020)
Endangered
red panda spotted along Langtang trekking trail:
A few months ago, an anti-poaching patrol team
from the Langtang National Park spotted five red
pandas in the Polangpati area, by Balaram
Ghimire (kp 09/01/2020)
Tanahun
village terrorized after leopard kills child,
by Binod Ghungana (kp 06/01/2020), Lack
of prey behind increasing leopard attacks in
Tanahun, by Santosh Pokharel and Sgree Hari
Poudel (rep 07/01/2020)
Leopard
mauls eight-year-old boy to death in Tanahun
(ht 06/01/2020)
Himalayan
salamander at risk (ht 05/01/2020)
Tigress
with cubs enters settlement, locals terrified,
by Yogesh Rawal (rep 03/01/2020)
Wild
tuskers damage more than 18 homes in 24 hours
(ht 31/12/2019)
Leopard
kills toddler, by Binod Dhungana (rep
31/12/2019)
Female
leopard trapped in iron-cage in Tanahun (ht
27/12/2019)
Two
local units in Rolpa make policies for red panda
conservation: The estimated number of red
pandas—known as Habre in Nepali—is fewer than
10,000 in the world, with around 1,000 of them
located in Nepal, by Kashiram Dangi (kp
25/12/2019)
Wild
boars and monkeys become a menace in Pyuthan:
The animals have been destroying fields, causing
financial loss to locals. Yet, concerned
stakeholders have remained silent spectators,
by Giru Prasad Bhandari (kp 24/12/2019)
SC
directive against inhumane animal transportation
(ht 24/12/2019)
Migratory
birds decline due to food, habitat loss, by
Ujjwal Satyal (ht 23/12/2019)
Saving
Bengal tiger: National effort alone will not
suffic, by Basant Subba (ht 23/12/2019)
New
rules allow commercial farming, reproduction of
wild animals (ht 22/12/2019)
Monkeys
terrorise locals in Ramechhap district (ht
22/12/2019)
Masterplan
for ‘open zoo’ in Jhapa ready (ht
10/12/2019)
Fresh
count finds 26 new bird species in Shuklaphanta
National park: A recently released report states
that a total of 450 bird species, including 23
endangered species, can be spotted in the
national park, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
18/12/2019)
Two
rhinos in Sauraha are wandering freely out in
the open, worrying everyone: According to a 2015
count, Nepal is home to 645 rhinos, including
605 in Chitwan National Park, 29 in Bardia,
eight in Shuklaphanta, and three in Parsa
National Park, by Ramesh Kumar (kp
17/12/2019)
Chitwan
National Park to expand the habitat of wild
water buffaloes: The park has allocated Rs10
million for expansion and upgradation of the
Arna habitat; An additional 15-20 hectares will
be added to existing wild buffalo habitat,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 16/12/2019)
Heavy
snowfall in Khaptad, wildlife at risk, by
Arun Bam (rep 16/12/2019)
Human-wildlife
conflict up in Kanchanpur: Conflict-prone places
lie along the zoological corridor between
Nepal and India (ht 13/12/2019)
As
monkeys menace Gandaki Province, locals turn to
innovative methods of control: Locals are
setting up traps, hiring trappers, blasting
music, and even domesticating monkeys to prevent
them from running amok, by Lal Prasad Sharma
(kp 12/12/2019)
Two
women trampled to death by elephant (rep
12/12/2019)
Save
vulture campaign launched in eastern Nepal
(ht 12/12/2019)
Tradition
meets modern science: In snow leopard
conservation, by Sheren Shrestha and
Samundra Subba (ht 11/12/2019)
Tusker
terror in Udayapur (ht 10/12/2019)
Animal
rights activists decry mass slaughtering of
animals at Gadhimai (kp 09/12/2019)
Banke
National Park to release gharials into the Rapti
river: Shivakhola, Sikta and Gabhar areas, which
fall under the national park, have been
identified as major habitats of gharials,
perfect for its conservation, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp 08/12/2019)
Rhino
conservation abound with challenges: Recently, a
male rhino was found dead on the bank of the
Narayani river in Chitwan National Park, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 07/12/2019)
Wild
boars entering runway pose threat to planes,
by Arjun Oli (rep 07/12/2019)
Despite
protests from animal rights activists, tens of
thousands of animals are being slaughtered in
Gadhimai: In line with the Supreme Court’s order
to work towards eliminating animal sacrifice,
the temple has decided to stop sacrificing
pigeons, by Laxmi Sah (kp 03/12/2019), Ritual
sacrifice at Gadhimai shrine begins, photos
barred (ht 04/12/2019) [This brutal and completely senseless
slaughter of innocent creatures must never be
called a "ritual sacrifice". It is simply
barbaric!], Contempt
of court case against govt, Gadhimai Trust for
animal sacrifice (rep 04/12/2019)
GPS
collars fitted on two snow leopards in Dolpa
(rep 30/11/2019)
Lumbini
hosts sarus crane festival to raise awareness on
the endangered bird: According to
conservationists, the number of the threatened
species has been decreasing in the country in
recent years, by Manoj Paudel (kp
29/11/2019)
Activists
step up drive against Gadhimai mass animal
sacrifice (rep 24/11/2019)
Rautahat
residents criticise inhumane animal
transportation: Chickens to be sold to butchers
in various parts of the district make their
journey hanging upside down, with their feet
tied together, by Shiva Puri (kp 23/11/2019)
17
puppies rescued from Swoyambhu area (ht
22/11/2019)
Destruction
of biodiversity corridor for Nijgadh airport
could be disastrous for wild elephants: The
migratory pathway of the wild elephants is part
of the forests that is set to be striped for the
proposed Nijgadh International Airport, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 20/11/2019)
National
rhino census set to start from mid-March: This
is for the first time the government is spending
its own fund to count the rhino population,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 19/11/2019)
Residents
of a local unit in Tanahun relieved after a
third leopard was ensnared: Six children have
been mauled to death while seven others have
been injured by killer cats in the past year and
a half, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 14/11/2019)
Wildlife
parts smuggling continues despite strict laws:
Around 20 suspected wildlife poachers and
smugglers have been booked since the start of
the new fiscal year, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
13/11/2019)
School
students actively involved in the conservation
of owls in Khotang: Nepal Owl Festival organised
in Jalapa has had a good impact on children and
locals over the importance of owls, by
Dambar Singh Rai (kp 12/11/2019)
Tiger
attack claims woman (ht 11/11/2019)
Five
killed in tiger attacks in 7 months (ht
08/11/2019)
Tanahu
folk hold puja to prevent leopard attacks:
Locals believe they are on the receiving end of
the almighty’s wrath, by Samjhana Rasaili
(kp 06/11/2019)
Tiger
attack kills one (t 06/11/2019)
In
Jhapa, uncle-cousin duo gets electrocuted,
falling into fences set up against tuskers: The
district has seen 39 deaths from similar
incidents in the past nine years, by Parbat
Portel (kp 03/11/2019)
Migratory
birds start flying into Rara as cold sets in:
Different species of ducks, especially Siberian
ones, visit Rara every winter, conservationists
say, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 02/11/2019)
Four
rhinos already found dead at CNP in this fiscal
year (ht 01/11/2019)
Saving
Nepal’s last wild dogs: Habitat destruction and
poisoning threaten Nepal’s wild dog population,
by Yadav Ghimirey (nt 01/11/2019)
Six
children killed in leopard attacks in Bhanu
Municipality in the last year and a half: To
subdue locals’ fear, a special security squad
has been searching the forests to capture the
man-eating leopards, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp
31/10/2019)
Let
sleeping animals sleep: Operating nighttime
safaris in Chitwan National Park in a bid to
increase tourist numbers is an absurd idea,
by Anuj Ghimire (kp 28/10/2019)
Monkey
menace in Nepalgunj (ht 23/10/2019)
Pangolin
conservation runs effectively in Makwanpur’s
buffer zone community forests: As part of
conservation efforts, for the past three years,
a community-based unit has been raising
awareness about the importance of conserving
pangolins in coordination with the Zoological
Society of London, by Shankar Acharya (kp
21/10/2019)
Conservationists
term nighttime jeep safari in Chitwan National
Park a wild and absurd idea: Local tourism
entrepreneurs are planning to operate nighttime
safari along the 34-km Sauraha-Lothar section,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 20/10/2019), Let
the wild animals live in peace: Nighttime safari
in Chitwan National Park is a terrible idea and
it must be corrected immediately (kp
21/10/2019)
People
residing in wildlife-affected areas to be
insured in Tanahun: The insurance will also
cover the loss of property and crops, by
Samjhana Rasaili (kp 20/10/2019)
After
local’s protest, Koshi Tappu’s elehants shifted
to Bhagalpur: 17 people of Kushaha and Jutwan
were killed in elephant attacks in the last two
years, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 19/10/2019)
Parsa
National Park to conduct a census of Gaur,
by Shankar Acharya (kp 18/10/2019)
Govt
told to ensure protection of stray cattle
(ht 16/10/2019) [?? Long
live the holy cow, but stray dogs can be
brutally killed, not to talk about the terrible
slaughter at Gadhimai!]
Canopy
bridges installed to prevent deaths of Banke
wildlife on highways: Speeding and reckless
driving through sanctuaries continue to kill
protected animals, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 14/10/2019)
Experts
to conduct census of the Demoiselle cranes: As
part of their migration pattern, the cranes have
entered India from Mustang-Bheri River route,
ornithologists say, by Harihar Singh Rathour
(kp 12/10/2019)
Wild
tuskers claim 39 lives in 10 years (ht
05/10/2019)
Ajayameru
residents construct a fence to protect crops
from wild boars: Hundreds of hectares of fertile
land have been left barren due to wild animals
menace, by D.R. Panta (kp 02/10/2019)
Feathered
friends becoming fewer: Nepal's bird population
is declining at an alarming rate due to man-made
causes, by Anuj Ghimire (kp 27/09/2019)
Save
the red panda before it is too late: The lovable
Himalayan mammal is being cornered from all
sides due to habitat loss, by Chandramani
Aryal (kp 24/09/2019)
Tanahun’s
Bhanu Municipality sets up traditional snares to
curb leopard terror: By using the method, locals
hope to capture leopards by luring them into
cages by placing either a dog or a goat as bait
inside wooden enclosure, by Pratap Rana
Magar (kp 20/09/2019)
The
cow may be Nepal’s national animal but few treat
it as such: There are thousands of stray cows in
Nepal, primarily because it is illegal to kill
them and there are no government mechanisms for
their care, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp
20/0/2019)
Sarus
cranes spotted in Kailali after seven years: The
bird, enlisted on IUCN’s red list of threatened
species, started to disappear in the area due to
heavy encroachment of wetland areas, its major
habitat, by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 18/09/2019)
Five
sentenced to jail for smuggling chimpanzees
(ht 18/09/2019)
A
village in Baitadi district terrorised by
leopard attacks: A minor was mauled to death in
yet another leopard attack earlier this month,
by Tripti Shahi (kp 17/09/2019)
City
office installs microchips on 500 domestic
cattle to stop abandonment: Each chip, the size
of a rice grain, contains a unique
identification number that can identify the
animal and its owner, by Anup Ojha (kp
16/09/2019)
After
unprecedented rhino deaths last year, government
to improve and increase grassland: Food
competition, habitat fragmentation, drying up of
wetlands and water resources and decrease in
grassland led a sudden rise in rhino deaths,
study shows, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
09/09/2019)
Flies,
mosquitoes seen in Lo Manthang for the 'first
time', by Dhana Basnet (rep 09/09/2019)
Locals
start drive to conserve endangered Asian woolly
neck in Dhading: Number of Woolly Neck has
decreased due to wetland degradation, reduction
of nesting trees, use of pesticides and
excessive hunting, conservationists say, by
Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 07/09/2019)
Nepal
to conduct Rhino census in March 2020 (rep
03/09/2019), Rhino
census likely from mid-February till mid-May
(ht 05/09/2019)
Animal
rights activists protest Diktel authorities’
brutal act against dogs: A video has gone viral
that shows two men pummeling a dog to death,
while a tractor carries scores of canines—some
dead and others semi-conscious, by Dambar
Singh Rai (kp 02/09/2019), Complaint
filed against three people—including mayor—for
killing dogs in Diktel: The Nepal Veterinary
Association and animal rights activists filed
the complaint at the Khotang District Police
Office on Tuesday, by Dambar Singh Rai and
Pawan Pandey (kp 04/09/2019)
Farmers
complain of monkey terror, by Bharat Koirala
(ht 29/08/2019)
With
criticism growing, fewer tourists are riding
elephants in Chitwan: While tourism
entrepreneurs say that their elephants are
treated humanely, wildlife conservationists
believe that the model of elephant tourism needs
to change, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp
26/08/2019)
Rising
death rate of sarus crane, world’s tallest
flying bird, raises concerns: Live electricity
wires and stray dogs are major threats for sarus
cranes, by Manoj Paudel (kp 26/08/2019)
Army
opens fire to drive elephants away in Parsa: The
herd tried to turn over a loaded truck that was
heading towards Pathalaiya from Hetauda, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 22/08/2019)
Human-wildlife
conflict ‘increasing’ in Koshi Tappu, by
Amar Khadka (rep 22/08/2019)
Nepal’s
prime minister has had it with the world using
the word rhino: KP Sharma Oli wants the world to
refer to rhino as gaida. But can the world even
pronounce it?, by Timothy Aryal (kp
21/08/2019)
More
people dying in wildlife attacks (ht
19/08/2019)
Turtle
conservation: Due attention awaited, by
Chandramani Aryal (ht 19/08/2019)
Wild
elephants wreak havoc in Sarlahi again: The
jumbos started terrorising the locals after a
break in tusker menace for the past two months,
by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 18/08/2019)
Bardiya
National Park takes aid of mobile app for rhino
conservation: Park officials adopted the new
technology as the satellite-GPS collar went
kaput, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 18/08/2019)
Give
elephants more room: Human-elephant conflict can
be avoided by employing corridors to connect one
protected area to another (kp 16/08/2019)
Elephants
are still dying at an alarming rate in Nepal:
There is no elephant poaching but nearly two
percent of the country’s elephants die every
year, largely due to conflicts with humans,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 13/08/2019), Reducing
the elephant-human conflict: There is a need to
re-visit the conservation strategy for Asian
wild elephants of Nepal, by Chandramani
Aryal (kp 13/08/2019)
Mysterious
deaths of cattle send wildlife officials
scrambling for answers: Last week, 44 cattle
died in Sunsari which conservationists and
veterinarians say could pose immediate danger to
park animals and local residents, by Pradeep
Menyangbo (kp 12/08/2019), Anthrax
bacteria in Koshi Tappu threatens protected
species, by Santosh Kafle (ht 13/08/2019)
Shuklaphanta
National Park constructs wall to prevent
human-animal conflicts: Wild animals from the
national park frequently enter human settlements
in the park buffer zone and destroy crops, even
taking lives, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
11/08/2019)
Wildlife
deaths by road accidents on the rise in Parsa
National Park: Crossing the roads for wild
animals becomes dangerous during winter when the
visibility is poor, by Shankar Acharya (kp
09/08/2019)
Keep
an eye on gharials, or they will disappear:
Nepal is one of the last remaining countries
with a gharial population, interview with
Phoebe Griffith by Thomas Heaton (kp 06/08/2019)
Insects
are nature’s little helpers: By combining local
knowledge and practices with science, we can
improve pest management and aid conservation
efforts, by Prayan Pokharel (kp 06/08/2019)
Tikapur
dolphins attract tourists, by Yogesh Rawal
(rep 06/08/2019)
Marked
rise in wildlife deaths in road accidents,
by Keshav Rana (rep 06/08/2019)
Parsa
sanctuary's tiger population increases fourfold
in a decade: Eighteen adult tigers were counted
in the park during an inspection, park officials
say, by Shankar Acharya (kp 05/08/2019)
Rs
50 lakh to curb monkey menace (ht
05/08/2019)
Unprecedented
rhino deaths in Chitwan National Park raise
alarm: 46 rhinos died last year, the highest
ever mortality rate due to natural causes in a
year, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
04/08/2019)
Leopards
terrorise Tanahun locals (ht 03/08/2019)
This
is where Kathmandu’s dead dogs go: Dead animals,
both pets and stray, are buried by one
organisation in pits on public land, but no one
is sure whether it is legal—or even safe, by
Srtizu Bajracharya (kp 01/08/2019)
When
it comes to tiger population, the figures must
be treated with caution: An increase in tiger
count is implausible when a report reveals their
natural habitat is declining, by Chandramani
Aryal (kp 01/08/2019)
Challenges
to protect endangered Gharials in Chitwan: Nine
gharials died after getting trapped in fishing
nets in the last fiscal year, conservationists
say, by Pramita Dhakal (kp 31/07/2019)
Conservationists
elated with thriving population of critically
endangered White-rumped vulture: More than 300
nests of various vulture species—at least 75 of
White-rumped kind—were found in Province 5 in
the last fiscal year, by Manoj Paudel (kp
30/07/2019)
CNP
in crisis as Nepal eyes record on tiger
population, by Sabita Shrestha and Nirmal
Ghimire (rep 30/07/2019), Nepal
poised to become first country to double tiger
population, by Priti Adhikari and Sabita
Malla (rep 30/07/2019), Tiger
tiger, rising high (rep 30/07/2019)
Environment
stress on tigers: Climate-smart management
needed, by Dipesh Joshi (ht 29/07/2019)
Stray
cattle: Used, abandoned and despised, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 29/07/2019)
Wild
elephant installed with radio collar, by
Tanka Chhetri (rep 29/07/2019)
Hospital
resembles dumping site (rep 29/07/2019)
'Forest
Guardian' for endangered red panda conservation,
by DB Budha (rep 28/07/2019)
Park
elephants run amok in human settlements:
Elephants have already destroyed more than two
dozen houses in Sarlahi’s Lalbandi area, Parsa
National Park officials say, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 26/07/2019)
Counting
of musk deer starts in Kanchenjunga: The animal
is hunted for its musk, a powdery substance
found in male musk deer, by Ananda Gautam
(kp 25/07/2019)
‘Ronaldo,’
the elephant, wreaking havoc in Chitwan, by
Sabita Shrestha (rep 24/07/2019)
Human-leopard
conflict: Ecological reasons to blame, by
Chandramani Aryal (ht 23/07/2019)
Wild
animals killed 12 persons in Chitwan this fiscal
year (rep 17/07/2019)
Chitwan
National Park builds and restores ponds for
rhinosPark officials believe the move will limit
the number of fights among the rhinos, by
Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 16/07/2019)
Gangetic
river dolphins start to arrive in Kailali
rivers: Dolphins enter the tributaries of
Karnali and Ganga rivers to be safe from
floodwaters, conservationists say, by Mohan
Budhaair (kp 14/07/2019)
Road
accidents claimed 121 wild animals in
2017-2018 (ht 14/07/2019)
Wild
animal attack victims deprived of compensation,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 10/07/2019)
Fall
of the wild: The protection of Nepal’s wild
animals is intertwined with the country’s
tourism aspirations (kp 10/07/2019)
Elephants
aren’t migrating because of construction work,
wildlife officials say‘: If the elephants do not
use their usual route, it could
significantly reduce their population’, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 09/07/2019)
Dolphins
spotted in Mohana and Pathraiya rivers, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 08/07/2019)
Five
red pandas spoted in Langtang National Park:
Officials say it was the first ever sightings of
these elusive creatures in multiple
numbers within the same area, by Balaram
Ghimire (kp 05/07/2019)
Monkeys
terrorising Dolakha farmers (ht 05/07/2019)
Saving
the last of Nepal’s pangolins: Law enforcement
and education, the only way to stop trafficking
of endangered animals, by Sonia Awale (nt
05/07/2019)
Is
wildlife conservation a victim of its own
success in Nepal?, by Mukesh Pokhrel (nt
05/07/2019)
With
the start of monsoon, number of snakebite deaths
spike: Poor infrastructure, lack of trained
manpower and anti-snake venom blamed for
increasing number of snakebite fatalities,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/06/2019)
Wild
elephants terrorise Sindhuli villagers, by
Sujata Lama (kp 24/06/2019)
One
rhino dies every eight days in Chitwan National
Park, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 24/06/2019)
This
is why leopards are entering our cities: Rapid
urbanisation and a lack of prey are pushing
leopards towards the cities—and humans, by
Marissa Taylor (kp 22/06/2019)
Number
of gharial hatchlings increase in CNP breeding
centre, by Pramita Dhakal (kp 20/06/2019)
Northern
Mahottari under threat of elephants: Two dozen
houses in Rajbas have been destroyed in
wild elephant attacks, by Sunita Baral (kp
17/06/2019)
Call
of the wild: Every human being has a
responsibility toward nature as we exist only
due to the gifts that nature has bestowed on us,
by Prawesh Gautam (rep 16/06/2019)
Ongoing
development projects obstruct free movement of
wildlife, by Shankar Acharya (kp 09/06/2019)
Man-eater
leopard mauls girl to death ( (rep
09/06/2019)
Shuklaphanta
National Park sees decline in swamp deer
population, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
08/06/2019)
Photos
of snow leopard in Gaurishankar released on
World Environment Day, by Rajendra Manandhar
(kp 06/06/2019)
Conservation
centre built in Arjundhara to save turtles: The
sanctuary has over time become a learning
hub for students, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp
05/06/2019)
Elephant
menace unabated in Saptari district, by
Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 04/06/2019)
Jagadishpur
Lake drained out, putting wildlife in grave
danger: An irrigation office decided to drain
the lake to repair a connecting irrigation
canal—leaving the wildlife in the area to fight
for their survival, by Manoj Paudel (kp
02/06/2019)
Construction
of National Zoological Garden in Suryabinayak in
limbo (ht 31/05/2019)
Meant
for each otter: Conservation is focused on
iconic species while this aquatic mammal faces
extinction, by Chandramani Aryal (kp
30/05/2019)
Elderly
dies of snakebite in Udayapur: Snakebite cases
rising every year, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai
(rep 26/05/2019)
Wild
tuskers terrorise locals, nine families
displaced (ht 24/05/2019)
New
machine introduced to curb monkey menace in
Syangja (ht 23/05/2019)
36
rhino poachers and wildlife parts smugglers on
pardon list: Rhino poaching is no longer a
‘non-pardonable offence’ as per the new Criminal
and Civil Code, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp
20/05/2019)
Electric
fencing at KTWR to ensure safety of people
living in buffer zone, by Amar Khadka (rep
20/05/2019)
Wildlife
killings go unchecked, by Shiva Puri
(kp 20/05/2019)
Elderly
woman dies in wild elephant attackin Siraha
(kp 19/05/2019)
Between
existence and extinction in Nepal: The coming
mass extinction will seriously affect the
biodiversity of the Himalaya, by Sonia Awale
(nt 17/05/2019)
Prey
density declines across tiger bearing parks and
forests: Authorities have begun a separate study
to find out the status of prey animals and to
frame required interventions to boost their
population as part of tiger conservation efforts,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/05/2019)
Human
beings and wildlife: It is important for human
beings to act as ecological partners rather than
egoistic leaders, by Sushan Dhakal (kp
09/05/2019)
Three
groups caught with wildlife parts in Kathmandu
so far this month, by Nayak Paudel (kp
08/05/2019)
Seven
people injured in a wild boar attack (kp
07/05/2019)
Two
wildlife parts trafficking groups arrested in as
many days, by Nayak Paudel (kp 03/05/2019)
Shamans
join campaign for protection of red panda,
by DB Budha (rep 03/05/2019)
‘Tusker
habitat in Asia to shrink by 41.8pc’ (ht
03/05/2019)
Simian
terror forces locals to leave village
(ht 02/05/2019)
Counting
of
tiger prey species begins in Chitwan, Parsa: Ten
teams—six in Chitwan National Park and four in
Parsa National Park—deployed for the purpose,
by Pramita Dhakal (kp 30/04/2019)
Mahottari
district sees rise in human-wildlife conflict
and poaching, by Rabindra Uprety (kp
29/04/2019)
Two
endemic orchid species discovered, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 29/04/2019)
Some
migratory birds making Ghodaghodi lake their
‘permanent home’, by Yogesh Rawal (ht
28/04/2019)
Apex
court issues order to protect stray animals
(ht 23/04/2019)
Government
comes
upwith ‘wildlife friendly’ road design to avert
road kill: An estimated 40 percent of total
wildlife deaths is attributed to road
accidents along the East-West Highway, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 21/04/2019)
Establishment
of wildlife research center going nowhere since
3 years, by Khagendra Adhikari (rep
20/04/2019)
Surreal
landscapes
and abundant wildlife await visitors at
Shuklaphanta National Park: Tucked away in the
south-western corner of Nepal, the park is famed
for its deer, tigers, rhinos and other exotic
species, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 19/04/2019)
No
more tusker menace in Jhapa (ht 19/04/2019)
Livestock
from Dhading have painful journeys to capital's
slaughterhouses, by Sarita Shrestha (rep
19/04/2019)
Swamp
deer, blue bull count begins in Shuklaphanta
park, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 17/04/2019)
Udayapur
locals scared of threat from simians (ht
16/04/2019)
Dogs
threaten
deer population of Institute of Forestry woods:
Authorities plan to fence the institute’s
property to keep stray canines at bay, by
Pratap Bista (kp 15/04/2019)
Bhanubhakta
Wildlife Park to be established (ht
14/04/2019)
Rare
black-necked stork pair hatches a chick after 12
years, by Manoj Paudel (kp 14/04/2019)
Hydropower
and
irrigation dams are threat to freshwater fish
species: Study; Experts call for immediate
actions to stop degradation of aquatic resources,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 12/04/2019), ADB
suggests measures to protect river fish in Nepal
(ht 13/04/2019)
Pangolin
scales widely traded illegally in Dolakha,
by Ramesh Khatiwada (ht 12/04/2019)
Kingpin
of a tiger poaching gang arrested: The notorious
gang has been operating in both Nepal and India,
by Nayak Paudel (kp 10/04/2019)
Wild
animals damage crops leaving farmers upset,
by Arjun Oli (rep 06/04/2019)
In
conservation,
Nepal is not out of the woods yet: With poaching
under control, the big new threat to Nepal’s
nature is from infrastructure, by Sonia
Awale (nt 05/04/2019), Protecting
the
last home of the Spiny Babbler: The habitat of
this unique to Nepal bird and other rare species
is threatened by a new road, by Carol
Inskipp and Rupendra Karmacharya (nt 05/04/2019)
Wild
animals wreak havoc in Dhanusha, by Shyam
Sundar Shashi (kp 04/04/2019)
Revisiting
the wildlife farming policy: The new proposed
policy enactment could facilitate wildlife trade
business, by Biraj Shrestha (kp 02/04/2019)
New
species of reptile found in Nepal (rep
27/03/2019)
41
rhinos dead in nine months at Chitwan National
Park, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 25/03/2019)
City
plans to keep record of domestic animals by
installing chips on them, by Anup Ojha (kp
24/03/2019)
Butchering
buffaloes is inhumane and unhygienic. But
government can’t do anything about it, by
Thomas Heaton and Deepak Gautam (kp 16/03/2019)
Bajhang
sees increase in cases of poaching, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 10/03/2019)
Shock,
anger
and calls for probe after reports on World Wide
Fund for Nature: Lawmakers in the US and the UK
ask for an investigation into the global
charity, while the response in Nepal has been
lukewarm, by Tsering D Gurung (kp
06/03/2019)
Pond
turned into a dumping site threatens wildlife,
by Shiva Puri (kp 06/03/2019)
Zero-sum
wild game: The human cost of conservation is
heavy, yet often overlooked (kp 05/03/2019)
Seven
rhino calves found dead in past six months in CNP,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 02/03/2019)
32
rhinos die of natural causes (ht 28/02/2019)
Ilam
sets up red panda breeding centre, by Biplaw
Bhattarai (kp 27/02/2019)
Conservationists
join
forces with business leaders to raise wildlife
awareness: Experts say conservation and economy go
hand in hand, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
26/02/2019)
Over
100 chauris die in avalanches, by Bishnulal
Budha (kp 26/02/2019)
Farmers
adopt new method to tackle monkey terror in
Bhojpur (ht 26/02/2019)
Wild
elephants wreak havoc in Sarlahi district, by
Om Prakash Thakur (kp 25/02/2019)
Saptari
elephant attack victim fighting for life (ht
23/02/2019)
Khorsor
Elephant Breeding Centre welcomes its new
memberWith the latest addition, the facility has
48 elephant calves, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
22/02/2019)
Blackbuck
population declines due to leopard, hyena
predation, by Kamal Panthi (kp 22/02/2019)
Drive
to catch monkeys launched in Khotang (ht
21/02/2019), 56
monkeys trapped in four days (rep 25/02/2019)
Protect
our wildlife (rep 21/02/2019)
Pangolin:
The most trafficked mammal, by Nishan KC (ht
20/02/2019)
Parents
mull goat sacrifice as children keep fainting at
school, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 20/02/2019)
24
gharials from CNP breeding centre released into
Rapti River (ht 16/02/2019)
Red
panda numbers on rise in Karnali, by LP
Devkota and Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 15/02/2019), Red
panda conservation becoming challenging, by DB
Budha (rep 15/02/2019)
Wild
elephant menace hits Siraha (kp 14/02/2019)
Five
injured in leopard attack (kp 14/02/2019)
Two
animal passes to be constructed along
Kathmandu-Tarai fast track, by Shankar Acharya
and Pawan Yadav (kp 13/02/2019), Roads
in the middle of forest threatening safety of wild
animals, by Rohit Rai (rep 13/02/2019)
SC
directive to end inhumane transport of livestock
(ht 12/02/2019)
Chitwan
National Park releases gharials into river (ht
12/02/2019)
Male
leopard found dead in Bhanu (rep 12/02/2019)
Citizen
science project aims for urban resiliency along
Danda River, by Ram Saran Tamang (rep
10/02/2019)
Security
beefed up in Bajura to control wildlife poaching
(ht 09/02/2019)
Baby
rhino found dead, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
05/02/2019), One-horned
rhino deaths rise (ht 05/02/2019)
Rail
project hinders movement of elephants, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 04/02/2019)
Fishing
nets a major threat for gharial conservation: Six
gharials were found trapped in a month, of which
three have died, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
04/02/2019)
Hydel
projects result in the extinction of aquatic
animals (rep 02/02/2019)
Wildlife
at risk after snowfall in Khaptad, by Basanta
Pratap Singh (kp 28/01/2019)
Calls
to protect king cobra in Myagdi (kp
28/01/2019)
Wild
beasts hassling Koshi Tappu folks, govt apathetic
(ht 24/02/2019), Koshi
Tappu Wild Life Reserve installs electric fence
(ht 25/01/2019)
Rising
rhino deaths put conservationists on the horns of
a dilemma, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
20/01/2019)
Five-year
red panda conservation action plan developed
(ht 20/01/2019)
Human-leopard
conflict: Leopards kill 23 people in six years,
dozens of leopards trapped to death, by Bira
Gadal (rep 12/01/2019)
Conservationists
begin research on musk deer, by Hariram Uprety
(kp 10/01/2019)
Parks
dart wild elephant and instal radio collar, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 06/01/2019)
Farmers
urge authorities to control animal menace, by
Menuka Dhungana (kp 06/01/2019)
Chitwan
Park rhino delivers baby in human settlement,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 05/01/2019)
It’s
a jungle out here: In an increasingly concrete
jungle, pockets of greenery become more and more
vital in maintaining the avian diversity of
Kathmandu, by Priya Joshi (kp 05/01/2019)
Man
held with rhino horn in Dhangadhi: Sudurpaschim
districts becoming smuggling route to move animal
parts, by Mohan Budhair (kp 03/01/2019)
Tiger
preying on cattle shifted to central zoo (ht
03/01/2019)
21
rhinos dead in less than six months (kp
01/01/2019)
Wild
tusker tramples septuagenarian to death, by
Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 01/01/2019)
Government
to study snow leopard movement: Wildlife
department to collar 12 rare mountain cats, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 31/12/2018)
Elephant
menace hits Saptari, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
29/12/2018)
BNP
to allocate area for protecting gharial crocodiles,
by Arjun Oli (rep 29/12/2018)
‘Biodiversity
loss a threat to human existence’, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 27/12/2018)
Call
of the wild: Tiger populations have seen a hopeful
rise in Nepal, by Tsewang Nuru Sherpa (kp
23/12/2018)
Operation
Major Hunt starts in CNP (rep 22/12/2018)
Koshi
Tappu witnesses further decline in the arrival of
migratory birds, by Amar Khadka (rep
18/12/2018)
DFO
installs foot-hold traps to catch man-eater
leopard (rep 18/12/2018)
Human-wildlife
conflict a big threat to conservation efforts in
Kanchenjunga Landscape (rep 15/12/2018), Human-wildlife
conflict threat to conservation efforts, say
experts (ht 16/12/2018)
Indian
security refuses to return Chitwan rhinos, by
Narayan Sharma (kp 14/12/2018), Park
officials rescue rhino from Susta: Indian
authorities had barred way for three animals
swept by floods, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel and
Narayan Sharma (kp 17/12/2018)
Furious
locals set out to kill man-eater leopards,
by Shreehari Pokharel (rep 08/12/2018)
Doubling
wild
tigers: Nepal has made notable progress in
saving endangered wild cats from extinction and
in nearly doubling their number just in nine
years, by Alka Bhandari (rep 08/12/2018)
Project
Dragonfly:
A new species of dragonfly is found in Nepal,
but its existence is threatened by the
destruction of aquatic habitats, by Sonia
Awale (nt 07/12/2018)
Camera
traps installed to monitor animals’ movement,
by Shankar Acharya (kp 06/12/2018)
Elephants
terrorise Hirapur residents, by Om Prakash
Thakur (kp 06/12/2018)
Boy
dies in leopard attack (kp 03/12/2018), Locals
terrorized as leopard kills two children in 17
days (rep 03/12/2018)
Madi
protesters urge safety from wild animals, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel and Shankar Acharya (kp
02/12/2018)
Migratory
birds attract tourists and students, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 02/12/2018)
Indian
man gets 7-year jail for rhino poaching, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 30/11/2018)
It’s
a jungle out there: The number of tigers in
Nepal will soon double, but what will they eat?,
by Kunda Dixit (nt 30/11/2018)
Two
women killed in tusker attack, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (kp 29/11/2018)
Rhino
sightings common around Bharatpur, by Sabita
Shrestha (rep 29/11/2018)
Lord
Buddha’s bird under threat in his birthplace:
Officials plan to declare Sarus Crane as ‘Bird
of Lumbini’, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
26/11/2018)
Belaka
starts driveto conserve rare vulture species,
by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 25/11/2018)
Three
rare bird species seen in Ludi Damgadhe (kp
21/11/2018)
No monkeying around: Proper planning is required
to mitigate conflict between wild animals and
people, by Min Raj Dhakal (kp 19/11/2018)
Leopard
attack victim’s kin to get support (kp
18/11/2018)
Seven-year-old
injured in leopard attack (ht 18/11/2018)
Central
Zoo
looks to a sanctuary modelRising concerns for
animal welfare and the sorry state of the zoo
provoke a moral dilemma — Do we need
institutions whose foundations are built on the
deprivation of animals’ liberty?, by Marissa
Taylor (kp 17/11/2018)
WWF
sites have room for more tigers: Experts;
Significant and sustained conservation efforts
could boost global tiger population, by
Arpan Shrestha (kp 15/11/2018)
Rhino
injures three residentsof Devchuli, by
Narayan Sharma (kp 11/11/2018)
Leopard
attacks on children increase in Arghakhanchi,
by Birendra KC (kp 08/11/2018)
Animals
cause 116 road accidents in 3 years, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 08/11/2018)
Drive
to destroy mosquito larvae starts in Pokhara,
by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 07/11/2018)
Shuklaphanta
park deer fail to pull hordes of visitors
(kp 04/11/2018)
Wild
elephants destroy paddy in Ichchhanagar, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 02/11/2018)
217
monkeys caged for destroying farmers’ crops,
by Chabilal Tiwari (rep 02/11/2018)
Hope
raised
for recovery of tiger population: Nepal success
attributed to its strategy of enlisting
community groups to protect the big cat (ht
31/10/2018)
Winter
migratory birds start arriving in Nepal (ht
27/10/2018)
Seven
rhinos die of natural causes in three months
(ht 26/10/2018)
Animal
sacrifice continues unabated in Sudurpaschim
(rep 25/10/2018)
Park
starts maiden study on carrying capacity of
tigers (kp 23/10/2018)
The
sacrifice of animal sacrifices: Appeasing the
gods through blood-letting may slowly go out of
fashion, by Aashish Mishra (nt 12/10/2018)
A
remarkable feat: Nepal has set an extraordinary
example by achieving five years of Zero Poaching
of rhinos between 2011 and 2018, by Kanchan
Thapa (kp 11/10/2018)
A
call for the wildlife: We need global commitment
and coordinated actions to save the iconic
endangered species from extinction, in ways that
are also fair across countries, by Kumar
Paudel (rep 10/10/2018)
Social
groups campaign against animal sacrifice (kp
09/10/2018)
Park
team arrests rhino poacher, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (kp 08/10/2018)
Bengal
tigers streak in parks, but protection ‘is a
challenge': Nepal has almost doubled its tiger
population in the last decade. The latest tiger
census report, released last month, shows the
number has reached 235. Officials had recorded
121 tigers in 2009 (kp 06/10/2018)
Tiger
found dead in Bardiya park (kp 05/10/2018)
Cheers
as Nepal’s tiger population doubles, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 24/09/2018), CNP
reports decline in tiger population in 22 years,
by Tilak Rimal (ht 24/09/2018)
Assessing
tiger
population: Monitoring tiger populations at
regular intervals is vital to assess
ecological health of a protected area as well as
results of conservation effort, by Kanchan
Thapa (rep 24/09/2018)
Saving
the world: Many global problems could be
curtailed if people adopted vegan lifestyles,
by Ramesh Ghimire (kp 23/09/2018)
Tiger,
tiger,
burning bright: Forensic data analysis is
shedding new light on tiger specimens
confiscated from poachers, aiding conservation
efforts in crisis areas, by Adarsh Man
Serchan (kp 22/09/2018)
Parsa
tusker kills woman (kp 18/09/2018)
Two
injured in leopard attack in Kathmandu, by
Deepanjali Khadka (rep 12/09/2018)
Snake
bite deaths high in Jhapa, by Arjun
Rajbanshi (kp 11/09/2018)
Endangered
dolphins face risk of extinction, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 07/09/2018)
Snakebite
patients up in Tarai region (ht 04/09/2018)
Wild
elephant terror in Jhapa, by Yubraj Bibash
(brep 03/09/2018)
Park
officials capture killer tiger in Chitwan
(kp 01/09/2018)
Saving
Vultures From Extinction, by Krishna Prasad
Bhusal (rn 01/09/2018), Vulture
population declining despite conservation
efforts, by Mukti Prasad Neupane (rep
02/09/2018)
Rhino
deaths alarming, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
31/08/2018)
Supreme
Court Interim order to stop animal cruelty
(kp 27/08/2018)
Snakebite
cases on the rise in Itahari, by Amar Khadka
(rep 26/08/2018)
Chitwan
Park welcomes second water buffalo calf (kp
25/08/2018)
Jackals
terrorise Bajura locals (ht 25/08/2018)
Arna
born in Chitwan for first time in 70 yrs (kp
17/08/2018)
Highways
threatening BNP animals: 72 wild animals killed
by vehicles in the fiscal year 2017/18, by
Keshav Rana (rep 17/08/2018)
Of
planes and pachyderms: The proposed Nijgadh
Airport infuriated development activists and
environmental activists, by Chandra Mani
Aryal (kp 15/08/2018)
How
many tigers in Nepal? Could wild tiger
conservation become a victim of its own success?,
by Kunda Dixit (nt 10/08/2018)
Clouded
future for the Clouded Leopard: Nepal’s most
elusive wild cat also needs to be saved , by
Yadav Ghimirey (nt 10/08/2018)
Chitwan
tiger mauls woman to death (kp 07/08/2018)
Settlements
push into forests: 11 straying leopards killed
in 5 yrs (kp 06/08/2018)
Rhino
deaths due to natural causes on the rise (ht
06/08/2018)
Rhino
diplomacy: Gifting wildlife specimens may boost
international ties, but activists have concerns,
by Umesh Pokharel (kp 03/08/2018)
Human-wildlife
conflict: Buffer zone farm owners denied
compensation, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
02/08/2018)
News
from the jungle: Tiger conservation cannot be
achieved by hiding the results of the tiger
survey, by Chandramani Aryal (kp 01/08/2018)
Kamalamai
locals under tusker terror for past seven months,
by Anil Bhandari (rep 312/07/2018)
Conservation
efforts boost dolphin population, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 30/07/2018)
Tiger
conservation gets tougher (rep 29/07/2018),
Event
marked amid number fears: Delayed tiger count
report blamed on suspected fall in wild cat
population at Chitwan park (kp 30/07/2018),
Government
fails to make public wild cat population (ht
30/07/2018), Counting
the stripes: The tiger survey is a serious issue
and the report must be published by September
(kp 31/07/2018)
Tigers
terrorize Parsa settlement yet again, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep 27/07/2018)
Tiger
terror continues in villages of Sankhuwasabha
(rep 25/07/2018)
10
people died in wild animal attacks last fiscal:
RFD report, by Pratap Bista (kp 22/07/2018)
Gifted
rhino pair set out for China from Chitwan,
by Ramesh K. Poudel and Anup Ojha (kp 11/07/2018)
Kailali
rivers welcome migratory Dolphins, by Mohan
Budhair (kp 11/07/2018)
It’s
not enough: Wildlife survey in national parks
are welcome, but that alone will not suffice,
by Tsewang Nuru Sherpa (kp 08/07/2018)
15-foot
long King Cobra seen in Gaurishankar area,
by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 07/07/2018)
4
people die of snakebites in Mahottari District,
by Santosh Singh and Aman Koirala (kp 03/07/2018)
KMC
to control open defecation by pets (ht
01/07/2018)
Conservationists
baffled after Bengal tigers are spotted in
Dadeldhura, by Panta (kp 23/06/2018)
Park
clamps curfew for red panda to deliver in peace,
by Balram Ghimire (kp 20/06/2018)
The
lopsided discourse: The hegemonic account of
conservation relies on unequal power relations,
by Shradha Ghale (kp 19/06/2018)
Villagers
unable to get rid of monkey menace (rep
19/06/2018)
Crying
wolf: Rather than a threat, the Himalayan Wolf
may be the saviour of a fragile ecosystem,
by Ryan Davy (nt 15/06/2018)
Wild
elephants kill villager in Rattanpuri (kp
14/06/2018)
Privately
owned elephants freed from shackles, by
Sabita Shrestha (rep 14/06/2018)
Three
wild elephants wreak havoc in Dhanusha villages
(12/06/2018)
Out
in the streets: Govt should employ proactive
measures to control population of stray dogs in
the Valley (kp 07/06/2018)
Red
Panda monitoring block in Jumla (rep
06/06/2018)
Save
the frogs: Dissecting frogs merely teaches the
young that it is okay to mistreat animals,
by Biraj Shrestha (kp 03/06/2018)
Nepal
and India to run joint operation to check
wildlife poaching, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
22/05/2018)
Population
of wild buffaloes increases to 441 in Koshi
Tappu, by Amar Khadka (rep 21/05/2018)
Leopard
population declining: Reports (ht
19/05/2018)
Apex
court show cause over law on wildlife organs
(kp 18/05/2018)
Police
hunt 90 rhino poachers (kp 15/05/2018)
Banke
National Park animals thirst for water as
several ponds go dry, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp 10/05/2018)
Population
of critically endangered Gharial up in Babai
River, by Kamal Panthim (kp 10/05/2018)
People
spending sleepless nights in their houses
damaged by wild elephants, by Sabita
Shrestha (rep 07/05/2018)
Census
of snow leopards begins in Dolpa, by Bishnu
Devkota (rep 03/05/2018)
Endangered
red pandas found in Tehrathum, by Chandra
Karki (kp 01/05/2018)
Wild
elephants claim three lives in two months,
by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 30/04/2018)
Wild
elephant kills woman in Saptari (kp
25/04/2018)
Bardiya
National Park fails to combat fire: Blaze raging
for past three weeks displaces wild animals,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 24/04/2018)
Fourth
tiger found dead in a month in Chitwan, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 23/04/2018), Five
tigers die in 10 months at CNP, by Sabita
Shrestha (rep 23/04/2018)
Panel
to study mystery deaths of rhinos (kp
23/04/2018)
Tusker
destroys five houses in Chitwan (ht
23/04/2018)
Experts
identify
36 fish species in Karnali River: Environmental
DNA method of identifying fish debuts in Nepal,
a first in South Asia (kp 22/04/2018)
CNP
managing conflict in buffer zone effectively
(ht 22/04/2018)
Parsa
park builds electric fence to stop tusker terror,
by Shankar Acharya (kp 20/04/2018)
CNP
takes fish off menu to increase gharial
population, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
16/04/2018)
Tusker
kills
3 people in as many days: Conservationists say
the elephant might have been angered by the
vehicles passing through the forest, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 16/04/2018), Dhurbe
spotted in Chitwan National Park, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (kp 16/04/2018)
Chitwan
Park boosts security of wildlife (kp
15/04/2018)
Tiger
sightseeing a big draw for Bardia Nat’l Park,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 15/04/2018)
Nat’l
parks and wildlife conservation act: Madi locals
press for amendment to Act, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (kp 15/04/2018)
Wildlife
hospital of Sauraha in final stage of
construction, by Sabita Shrestha (rep
12/04/2018)
The
tiger and the farmer: Marginalised,
forest-dependent people are paying a heavy price
for wildlife protection, by Shradha Ghale
(kp 10/04/2018)
CNP
completes zero poaching year (ht 10/04/2018)
Arna
census in Koshi reserve starts on April 11,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 09/04/2018)
BNP
wildlife hit as Geruwa river changes
course, by Kamal Panthi (kp 09/04/2018)
No
end in sight to wildlife terror in buffer zone,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 06/04/2018)
Scarcity
of water increasing risk of human-wildlife
conflict, by Keshav Rana (kp 05/04/2018)
Six
translocated swamp deer die within a year,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 03/04/2018)
Shrinking
fish population leaves dolphins to struggle for
survival: Dolphins struggling for survival as
fish population shrinks, by Yogesh Rawal
(rep 02/04/2018)
Tiger
census completed in Suklaphanta, by Rajendra
Bhatta (rep 01/04/2018)
Road
accidents claimed 133 wild animals last fiscal
(ht 28/03/2018)
Tiger
kills woman, injures two others in Makawanpur
(ht 27/03/2018)
Tiger
found dead in CNP (kp 25/03/2018)
Lung
disease rate declines in Tarai elephants (kp
25/03/2018)
Sparrows
disappear as humans thrive in urban milieu
(kp 24/03/2018)
Locals
get involved to save park wildlife, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 22/03/2018)
One
of Nepal’s last dancing bears dies after being
transferred to zoo (ht 22/03/2018)
Tiger,
gharial census in final stage, says DNPWC
(ht 19/03/2018)
Monkey
menace in Ramechhap (ht 19/03/2018)
National
tiger census: Officials start data analysis;
Department to announce results next month,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/03/2018)
Pangolin
census begins in Hetauda (kp 11/03/2018)
Water
pollution a big threat to aquatic life in
Tikapur, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 11/03/2018)
Ghariyal
species of crocodile released into Rapti River
(ht 09/03/2018)
Sighting
of male gharials offers park officials hope
(kp 07/03/2018)
Police
arrest fugitive wildlife smuggler (kp
06/03/2018)
Wildlife
poaching, smuggling under check in Shuklaphanta,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 04/03/2018), Farmers
quiver
as tuskers wreck crops and property: There was
reign of terror when a herd of elephants entered
the settlement in Punarbas-9 around 10pm
on Saturday and wreaked havoc, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 05/03/2018)
Monkeys
destroy crops in Dakaha (ht 04/03/2018)
One-third
conservation areas at risk of losing tigers,
shows study (ht 03/03/2018)
Court
jails 10 rhino poachers (kp 01/03/2018)
Global
community lauds Nepal's efforts in tiger
conservation (rep 01/03/2018)
BNP
team catches leopard that killed 40 blackbucks,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 25/02/2018)
Gharial
monitoring begins in Chitwan Park, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/02/2018), q (ht
2o7/02/2018)
Elephant
menace continues in Jhapa, by Yubraj Biwas
(rep 25/02/2018)
Rs
6.8million to go for red panda conservation
(kp 22/02/2018)
Animal
welfare: We need to work more in Nepal, by
Bishwo Pokharel (ht 19/02/2018)
Rapti
River welcomes 25 Gharials (kp 18/02/2018)
Leopards
terrorizing villagers in southern Khotang
(rep 18/02/2018)
Rare
Mongolian eagle rescued in Rautahat, sent to
central zoo (ht 17/02/2018)
Tuskers
kill 2, terror among locals (ht 17/02/2018)
Wild
elephants run amok in the East, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 16/02/2018)
Two
killed in tusker attack in Saptari (ht
14/02/2018), Wild
elephant kills two women in Saptari, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 14/02/2018)
Tiger
census begins in Shuklaphanta through camera
trapping (rep 13/02/2018)
Army
to launch 'Operation Mahahunt' to curb poaching,
by Himnath Devkota (rep 12/02/2018)
Tusker
menace:
Sleepless nights for Thori residents: The wild
tuskers have destroyed at least 17 houses in
Thori-1 and 2 since mid-December, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 11/02/2018)
How
humans can live with wild elephants:
Conservationists are testing early warning
devices to reduce damage from increasing
conflict between people and wild elephants in
Nepal, by Sheren Shrestha and Gokarna Jung
Thapa (nt 09/01/2018)
Build
wildlife
hospital at Chitwan urges seminar: Wildlife
experts from Nepal, Pakistan, India, Indonesia,
China, Australia, America and Thailand
participated in the seminar (kp 08/02/2018)
Shuklaphanta
National Park starts tiger census, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 06/02/2018)
Dolakha
hosts national festival dedicated to
conservation of owls, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 04/02/2018)
More
valley denizens buying pedigree dogs, by
Ayam Shrestha (rep 31/01/2018)
Elephant
behind six deaths gets radio collar, by
Kamal Panthi (kp 30/01/2018)
Poachers
pose serious threat to wildlife in Bajhang,
by Jagat Khadka (kp 30/01/2018)
Parsa
National Park welcomes baby elephant, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 28/01/2018)
Cameras
for tiger census go missing, by Shiva Puri
(kp 26/01/2018)
Chitwan
National Park taking leap in conservation of
rare species (ht 25/01/2018)
‘Chitwan
wetlands lose six duck species’ (kp
23/01/2018)
Wildlife
victims of Saptari fume at government apathy
(ht 23/01/2018)
Four
arrested
in possession of red panda hides: Unfounded
belief that the skin fetches high prices leads
to increased poaching of the animal (ht
22/01/2018)
Elephants
terrorizing locals of Damak, by Yuvraj
Bibash (rep 22/01/2018)
Elephants
wreaking havoc in Bardiya settlements, by
Kamal Panthi (kp 17/01/2018)
KMC’s
inaction blamed for rising dog-bite incidents
(ht 16/01/2018)
PNP
to get baby elephant after 18 yrs (ht
16/01/2018)
Migratory
birds' census begins at Chitwan National Park,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 15/01/2018)
Tiger
census to be held in community forests as well,
by Narayan Sharma (kp 12/01/2018)
A
woof of fresh air: Kathmandu gets citizens to be
responsible for their community dogs, by
Ryan Chang (nt 12/01/2018)
Siberian
birds flock to Rara to escape cold, by Suman
Malla (rep 11/01/2018)
Counting
of water birds begins (kp 07/01/2018)
150
species of winter migratory birds arrive (ht
04/01/2018)
White-rumped
vultures lay 17 eggs, hatch two chicks (ht
01/01/2018)
Tuskers
unleash terror in Siraha district (ht
30/12/2017)
PNP
animal numbers up thanks to Rambhauribhatha
grassland, by Shankar Acharya (kp
29/12/2017)
Greater
adjutant spotted in Koshi Tappu after 22 yrs,
by Bedraj Paudel (kp 27/12/2017)
Army
starts training for operation to protect (kp
22/12/2017)
Dancing
to freedom: Nepal’s last two remaining dancing
bears are rescued from owners, by Ryan Heng
Chang (nt 22/12/2017)
Phase
I national tiger census completed (ht
20/12/2017)
CNP
team reaches Bardia in search of male gharial
(ht 20/12/2017), Male
gharial being taken to Chitwan National Park
from Bardiya (ht 23/12/2017), CNP
releases male ghariyal into Rapti, by Shiva
Puri (kp 25/12/2017)
Sikaribash
folk demand settlement relocation, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 18/12/2017)
Male
rhino found dead in CNP, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp 17/12/2017)
Migratory
birds arriving in Jagadishpur in droves, by
Manoj Paudel (kp 16/12/2017)
Equus:
Animal activists work for the welfare of Nepal’s
mules and donkeys, by Ziyu Lin (nt
15/12/2017)
Park
officials all set for tiger census in Bardiya
and Banke (kp 13/12/2017)
Search
for new male gharial to start after polls: The
only male gharial of the CNP died in May (kp
07/12/2017)
Koshi
Tappu elephants kill 4 people in last 5 days,
by Amar Khadka (rep 05/12/2017)
Leopards
terrorise locals in Khotang (ht 04/12/2017)
Curtain
comes
down on elephant polo after 35 years: Tiger
Tops, the organiser of the annual International
Elephant Polo Competition, has announced that it
would stop hosting the event from this year to
support the movement against animal cruelty,
by Sangam Prasain and Nabin Poudel (kp 03/12/2017)
Nationwide
tiger census kicks off from Parsa, by
Chandan Mandal (kp 01/12/2017)
Saving
the ghost: Employing the latest tracking
methods, Nepal is leading the way in snow
leopard conservation, by Tsewang Nuru Sherpa
(kp 28/11/2017)
Tiger
movement
‘disturbed’ along Eastwest Highway: A total of
30 cameras have been installed on either
side of the Bharatpur-Ratanagar section of
the highway that traverses through adjoining
buffer zone and forest area of the CNP
(kp 26/11/2017)
More
rhinos means more encounter: National park may
be the victim of its own conservation success
story, by Alex Dudley (nt 24/11/2017)
Tiger
census postponed until November 30, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/11/2017)
Flood-displaced
rhino repatriated from India, by Shiva Puri
(kp 12/11/2017)
Puppy
factory:
For a country that is famous for celebrating
KukurTihar to honour canine ‘loyalty and
friendship’, Nepal’s pet industry is alarmingly
unregulated‘, by Abjeet Pant (kp 04/11/2017)
Snake
rampage scares locals (rep 26/10/2017)
Too
little space for animals at Central Zoo (ht
25/10/2017)
Wildlife
crossings not commodious for larger animals, say
CNP officials, by Shiva Puri (kp 24/10/2017)
Saving
the
ghosts of the mountains: The state has formed a
plan of mitigation and prevention to save the
snow leopard while ensuring livelihood security
of people, by Sheren Shrestha (kp
24/10/2017)
Endangered
Indian pangolin found in Kailali, by Yogesh
Rawal (rep 24/10/2017)
Six
held with live chimpanzees, other protected
animals, birds (ht 23/10/2017)
Wildlife
meat openly bought and sold in Bajhang: Local
administration complicit in the illegal act,
by Jagat Khadka (rep 14/10/2017)
Climate
change to favour small mammals: Study, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 09/10/2017)
70
species of winter migratory birds arrive (ht
09/10/2017)
Govt
set to develop tiger database by the end of 2018
(ht 08/10/2017)
Search
on in Arghakhanchi for man-eating pards, by
Birendra KC (kp 08/10/2017)
Govt
to maintain current growth rate of rhinos
(kp 05/10/2017)
Ban
on tourism in red panda habitats of national
park lifted (ht 04/10/2017)
Host
of parasitic diseases detected among wild water
buffaloes in CNP, by Shiva Puri (kp
03/10/2017)
Nepal,
India to conduct joint tiger census in November
(ht 02/10/2017)
Woman
dies in tiger attack (ht 02/10/2017)
Translocated
water buffaloes recovering in the aftermath of
flood disaster in CNP, by Tilak Ram Rimal
(ht 02/10/2017)
Human-wildlife
conflict
continues: 19 died in Chitwan and Bardiya last
year; Officials say most wildlife attacks
occurred inside protected areas; CNP chief
conservation officer Ram Chandra Kandel says
more often than not humans are at fault when
there are incidents of animals attacking people,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/09/2017)
Experts
raise concern over declining Mahseer numbers
(kp 23/09/2017)
Conservation
of one-horned rhinos a challenging task (ht
23/09/2017)
Baitadi
villages under threat of leopard menace, by
Bira Gadal (rep 18/09/2017)
70
per cent migratory birds disappear from Valley
(ht 17/09/2017)
Dolphin
number down by 66 pc in Karnali River (ht
17/09/2017)
BNP
upbeat after fresh gharial breeding: Fish-eating
crocodiles have bred 14 babies this year (kp
16/09/2017), Conservationists
elated at increase in BNP tiger count: The
protected area now is home to 62 adult big cats
and 13 cubs, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
17/09/2017)
World
Red Panda day: Conservationists demand more
action from government, by Ananda Gautam (kp
16/09/2017)
Post-flood
scenario shows wildlife badly hit in Chitwan
National Park (ht 13/09/2017)
Rhino
habitats destroyed after floods: CNP, by
Shiva Puri (kp 11/09/2017)
Studying
impact of human activities on wildlife:
Researchers fear delay after losing 6 cameras
(kp 07/09/2017)
Himalayan
black bears under threat in Jumla, by DB
Buda (rep 07/09/2017)
CNP
trying to ascertain no. of rhinos affected by
floods (kp 06/09/2017)
Search
on for killer leopard (kp 30/08/2017)
Two
rhinos swept from CNP found alive in Susta
(kp 30/08/2017)
Snakebite
cases rise after tarai floods: Sagarmatha Zonal
Hospital lacks medcine, manpower, by Jitendra Jha (rep 29/08/2017)
Small
mammals: Experts call to step up conservation
efforts (kp 28/08/2017), Meet
on conservation of mammals under way (ht
29/08/2017)
Yaks
face
extinction due to low birth rate: The number of
yaks has been declining all over the
country because of their stubborn nature,
according to a vet at the District
Livestock Services offce, Dolakha, by
Rajendra Manandhar (kp 28/08/2017)
Leopard
the most poached animal species in Valley
(ht 26/08/2017)
Nepal
leads the way in snow leopard conservation
(ht 24/08/2017)
Snakebite
cases up in Kanchanpur, by Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 23/08/2017)
Bardiya’s
vulture population under threat (kp
23/08/2017)
Tiger
population increases in Parsa National park,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 23/08/2017), PNP
tiger population up to 19 from 7 in 4 years,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 25/08/2017)
Wildlife
affected in floods across protected areas,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 22/08/2017)
CNP
prepares to rescue four rhinos swept away by
Rapti, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 17/08/2017), Flood
washes away Chitwan rhinos to India, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 18/08/2017), Displaced
CNP rhino rescued from India, by Shiva Puri
(kp 19/08/2017), All
CNP rhinos rescued from India (kp
24/08/2017)
Nepal
to present its snow leopard protection plan in
Bishkek (ht 17/08/2017)
Rhino
found dead in CNP flooding (ht 15/08/2017)
Snow
leopards spotted in Gorkha’s Chum Valley, by
Sudip Kaini (kp 10/08/2017)
NTNC
installs cameras at Tikauli to study wildlife
(kp 10/08/2017)
Kailali
sees jump in snakebite cases in last three
months (ht 08/08/2017)
Red
panda
conservation included in school texts, by
Shahiman Rai (kp 01/08/2017)
Pregnant
rhino
died of ‘anthrax’ in CNP (kp 01/08/2017)
Nepal
on
course to achieving ’22 target: Country aims to
take number of wild cats to 250 in 5 years
(30/07/2017)
No
leopard
sighted in Valley in last 10 months (ht
30/07/2017)
Wild
animals know no borders, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel and Rajendra Bhatta (rep 30/07/2017)
Roaring
back, by Simrika Sharma (kp 29/07/2017) [on
Banke National Park and the growing number of
tigers]
Wild
tuskers
wreaking destruction in Panbari, by Pradeep
Menyangbo (kp 28/07/2017), Tusker
raids
terrorise Panbara residents (ht 28/07/2017)
Deaths
from wildlife attacks rising, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (rep 28/07/2017)
Hunting
permit
in conservation area sought (ht 28/07/2017)
Project
to
study vehicles’ impact on wildlife (kp
28/07/2017)
14
killed
in wild animal attacks in CNP in 2016/17 (ht
22/07/2017)
Tusker
terror
in Bhadrapur (ht 21/07/2017)
A
tigress that has killed 19 humans, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (rep 19/07/2017)
25
rhinos
‘died’ last fiscal in Chitwan National Park,
by Shiva Puri (kp 18/07/2017)
Dolphin
population
in Karnali faces decline: Only six spotted in
the river in recent times; Irrigation, fishing
major threat to cetaceans, by Kamal Panthi
(kp 17/07/2017)
Snakebites
kill
seven in three months (kp 17/07/2017)
Corridors
of
life: Nepal aims to increase the number of
tigers to double the current level by 2018. But
it has been tough to balance its conservation
and infrastructure development, by Kanchan
Thapa (rep 13/07/2017)
Wildlife
poaching
on the rise: 107 arrested with body parts of 46
animals in 2016-17 (ht 12/07/2017)
Tourism
in Everest thrives on animal abuse, by Niraj
Chandra Roy (rep 30/06/2017)
Snow
leopards threaten yak farming in Mustang, by
Santosh Pokhrel (rep 28/06/2017)
Two
rhinos
die in one week (ht 27/06/2017)
CNP
likely
to begin search for new male gharial from Oct,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/06/2017)
Bird
population
declines in Valley (ht 24/06/2017)
The
cuckoo’s
call: With concrete houses sprouting on what
were fertile fields not long ago these birds are
growing hungry, by Devendra Gautam (rep
24/06/2017)
Wildlife
road
traffic accidents on rise: Collisions threaten
conservation efforts, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 23/06/2017)
CNP
officials
face challenge with death of only male gharial
(ht 21/06/2017)
CNP’s
CCTV
cameras fail to work as deterrent (kp
20/06/2017)
Monkeys
at
Pashupatinath area starving (ht 20/06/2017)
Croc
eggs
collected for safety (kp 16/06/2017), 353
gharial
eggs collected (ht 16/06/2017)
It’s
a
wild world out here: When voters start demanding
from election candidates that they want
protection from aggressive wildlife, it’s time
for conservationists to listen, by Navin
Singh Khadka (kp 17/06/2017)
Compensation
for
victims of wildlife attacks doubled, by
Chandam Kumar Mandal (kp 15/06/2017), Where
wild
things are
New directive only addresses the effect but not
the cause of human-wildlife encounters (kp
16/06/2017)
Monkeys
causing
no harm to devotees: PADT (ht 14/06/2017)
Tiger
population
increasing in Chitwan National Park (ht
12/06/2017)
Upper
Marshyangdi
‘A’ hydel releases 150,000 fingerlings, by
Aash Gurung (kp 03/06/2017)
Spot-billed
pelican
spotted (kp 29/05/2017)
Yalung:
Tracking
and collaring the ghost cat of Kanchenjunga,
by Samundra Subba (kp 25/05/2017)
Vulture
population
stabilising in Nepal (ht 25/05/2017), White-rumped
vulture
population rising: Survey (kp 26/05/2017)
Conserve
the
red panda, by Yogesh Rana Magar (ht
25/05/2017)
Over
4,000
valuable animal parts burned to ashes: Move
symbolises Nepal’s commitment against wildlife
trade, poaching, by Dipendra Baduwal and
Shiva Puri (kp 23/05/2017), Searching
for
sanctuary: Destruction of animal parts in
Chitwan should now be backed with local
ownership of wildlife (kp 24/05/2017)
Rich
in diversity: The challenge is to carry out
tourism activities sustainably, without harming
our biodiversity, by Shankar Adhikari (rep
22/05/2017)
Nine
bird
species vanish from Kathmandu Valley (ht
16/05/2017)
PADT
sets
up six water pots for monkeys in Pashupati area
(ht 14/05/2017)
Five
migratory
bird species disappear from Nepal (ht
13/05/2017)
Habitat
mapping
of 20 IUCN red-listed mammals completed:
Flagship species including tiger, one-horned
rhino and snow leopard are among animals whose
habitats have already been mapped (ht
12/05/2017)
Parsa
wildlife
reserve installs CCTV cameras (ht
11/05/2017)
Two
recently
translocated swamp deer die in Chitwan (kp
07/05/2017)
Law
enacted
to check trade in animal parts (ht
03/05/2017)
Woman
killed, man injured in two separate rhino
attacks, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep
01/05/2017)
Man
dies in jackal attack (rep 28/04/2017)
Five
ponds
built for parched animals in Shuklaphanta,
by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 27/04/2017)
Two
swamp
deer moved to CNP (kp 27/04/2017)
3
great white pelicans sighted in Chitwan (kp
22/04/2017)
Conservationists:
Check
atrocities against wildlife (kp 20/04/2017),
Call
to
monitor, reduce human-wildlife conflict (ht
20/04/2017)
Two
CNP
rhinos wander their way to Rautahat: Authorities
preparing to return them home soon, by Shiva
Puri (kp 20/04/2017)
Locals
building
15 km wall to stop wildlife incursions, by
Shiva Puri (kp 19/04/2017)
Rhinos
continue
to face threat from poachers: Recent killing of
a pachyderm in Chitwan exposes their
vulnerability; 52 persons have been held in
seven years—most of them foot soldiers—with
ringleaders walking free, by Samipa Khanal
(kp 16/04/2017)
Vultures
moved
to Pithauli aviary (ht 16/04/2017)
22-km
electric
fence erected in Bardiya, by Kamal Panthi
(kp 16/04/2017)
Three
CNP rhinos translocated to Bardia amid protests,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 12/04/2017)
One-horned
rhinos
are on road to recovery (kp 11/04/2017)
Poachers
kill
one-horned rhino in Chitwan: Incident comes amid
preparations to mark third zero poaching year,
by Dipendra Baduwal and Shiva Puri (kp
09/04/2017), Investigation
launched
into killing of one-horned rhino, vy Shiva
Puri (kp 10/04/2017), Loathsome
trade:
Investigation should expose the dirty nexus
involved in rhino poaching (kp 12/04/2017)
DFO
drafts
pest extermination proposal (ht 09/04/2017)
CNP
preparing
to shift 6 endangered vultures to Pithauli,
by Shiva Puri (kp 09/04/2017)
Banke
Nat’l
Park to be ‘tiger zone’, by Krishna Prasad
Gautam (kp 07/04/2017)
Two
dead,
five injured in elephant attack, by Abdhesh
Kumar Jha (kp 05/04/2017)
Leopard
briefly
shuts down TIA (kp 04/04/2017)
First
of
five rhinos shifted to Shuklaphanta from CNP,
by Shiva Puri (kp 04/04/2017)
Small
fish
and scapegoats: Illegal trade of wildlife cannot
thrive without the nexus between politicians,
forest officials, security forces and traders,
by Shradha Ghale (kp 03/04/2017)
Northern
migratory
birds return home as summer sets in (ht
03/04/2017)
Rhino
translocation
from April (ht 27/03/2017), Rhinos
fighting for survival in new location, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 27/03/2017)
Roadkill
of
wild animals in BNP area ‘alarming’, by
Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 26/03/2017), Nine
animals
killed along East-West Highway, by Shiva
Puri (kp 16/03/2017)
Number
of
one-horned rhinoceros on the rise in Chitwan
National Park (ht 25/03/2017)
Tiger
numbers
up in Kailali, Kanchanpur (ht 24/03/2017)
Wildlife
rescue
centre opens in Pokhara Lekhnath, by Lal
Prasad Sharma (kp 22/03/2017)
Conservationists
achieve
roaring transformation: Tiger sightings in
Kanchanpur forests after 20 years, by DR
Panta and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 21/03/2017)
14
people killed by Koshi Tappu animals in 8 years,
by Amar Khadka (rep 21/03/2017)
Three
generations into rhino poaching, Prajas dirt
poor still, by Roshan Sedhai (rep
20/03/2017)
Protecting
less
known species: Poaching of rhinos and tigers
drops, but there is an alarming rise in
smuggling of pangolins, musk deer and bears,
by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 17/03/2017)
Rabies-infected
wild
rats terrorise locals (ht 13/03/2017)
The
all-unnatural
diet: How human food is putting Kathmandu’s
urban monkeys at risk, by Jess Worsley (kp
11/03/2017)
18-year-old
killed
in tusker attack (kp 09/03/2017)
White-rumped
vulture
conservation makes progress (kp 06/03/2017),
Vultures
making
a comeback (ht 07/03/2017)
Gharial
population
declining in Nepal (ht 04/03/2017), Gharial
number
declining, by Shiva Puri (kp 06/03/2017)
Far-west
hotels
selling meat of protected species (ht
25/02/2017)
Cat
concerns:
Human encroachment on wildlife habitat requires
immediate attention (kp 24/02/2017)
Studying
cat
scat, by Sonam Tashi Lama (nt 24/02/2017)
Animal
activism, by Isha Upadhyay (rep 24/02/2017)
Vulture
population
under threat (kp 23/02/2017)
Leopard
refuses
to climb down from tree in Gothatar: Rescues
team fails to dart the wild cat, hopes it will
return home (kp 22/02/2017)
On
the brink: Conservation is not only about rhinos
and tigers. Many little known species also need
protection, by Kumar Paudel (rep 16/02/2017)
Forest
officials
to ramp up efforts to save red panda: While some
pandas are found in the country’s
conservation areas, 75 percent of
potential red panda habitat falls outside the
protected areas (kp 12/02/2017)
New
bird
species sighted in Upper Dolpa (kp
11/02/2017)
Leopard
rescued
after it strays into a house (kp
09/02/2017), Leopards
increasingly enter human settlements of
Kathmandu Valley, by Ram Saran Tamang (kp
09/02/2017)
Tiger
enters
Parsa village, shot dead by police (kp
08/02/2017), Tiger
injures 10 in Parsa, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep
08/02/2017)
Sparrows,
drongos
disappearing: Decline in population a major
cause for concern (kp 08/02/2017)
CNP
gets
11 wild water buffaloes in 12 days (kp
07/02/2017)
Govt
move
irks animal rights activists (kp 05/02/2017)
Wildlife-affected
people
demand change in conservation act, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 05/02/2017)
Man
killed
in animal attach (kp 01/02/2017)
Stray
dogs becoming a threat for the deer of the
Chitwan National Park, by Ramesh Kumar
Paudel (rep 31/01/2017)
Red
panda
sightings getting rarer in Taplejung of
late, by Ananda Gautam (kp 30/01/2017)
‘Habitat
loss
major threat to rhino conservation’ (ht
30/01/2017)
Breeding
the greed: The parliament is considering
allowing individuals to breed and use wild
animals for any reason whatsoever, by
Shristi Shrestha (rep 30/01/2017)
Wild
elephants
destroy 12 houses in Bardiya (kp 27/01/2017)
CNP
marks
1,000 days of zero rhino poaching (kp
27/01/2017)
‘One-horned
rhinos
could be wiped out from Nepal’ (ht
27/01/2017)
Man
Vs Wild: 158 humans killed in 17 years, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 26/01/2017)
Kalikot
locals worried over growing wildlife poaching,
by Pabitra Kumar Shahi (rep 24/01/2017)
Amendment
to
wildlife protection law on cards (ht
23/01/2017)
'Put
vulture
restaurants on the tourist map' (ht
21/01/2017)
Spay
as
you go Proper measures need to be taken to
control the population of stray dogs (kp
20/01/2017)
Spl
zones
planned to protect snow leopards (kp
18/01/2017), Int’l
conference
on snow leopards kicks off in Kathmandu (ht
18/01/2017), Cat
concerns:
Why we need to be really worried if snow
leopards are under threat, by Navin Singh
Khadka (kp 20/01/2017), Delegates
arrive
in Valley for GSLEP meeting (ht 20/01/2017),
Rs
50m
pledged for snow leopard conservation (kp
21/01/2017)
Police
confiscate weapons and wildlife parts from
forest guard's house, by Madan Thakur (rep
18/01/2017)
Bird
count
begins in KTWR (kp 17/01/2017)
Illegal
hunting
goes up as snow covers upper Bajhang, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 16/01/2017)
Call
of
the wild: Besides serving as an attraction for
children, the Central Zoo has also become a
refuge for rescued endangered animals, by
Smriti Basnet (nt 13/01/2017)
Indian
woman
dies in wild tusker attack (kp 11/01/2017)
Four
injured in leopard attack (rep 09/01/2017)
Himalayan
blue
sheep population increases (ht 08/01/2017)
Wildlife
poaching
continues unabated (ht 07/01/2017)
Chinese
team
in CNP to study rhino habitat: A team of
wildlife experts and the DNPWC officials will
also conduct habitat study in China to transfer
two pairs of rhinos there, by Shiva Puri (kp
06/01/2017), Chinese
team
observes rhino habitat in Nepal (ht
09/01/2017)
Tuskar
menace in Bardiya: 36 killed by wild elephants
in 17 years, by Nirmal Ghimire (rep
05/01/2017)
PREPS
on
to shift 20 water buffaloes to CNP from KTWR
(kp 04/01/2017)
Pregnant
rhino
found dead in Nawalparasi, by Nabin Paudel
(kp 03/01/2017)
Rampant
poaching in Mugu endangers many species, by
Suman Malla (rep 03/01/2017)
Bird
Conservation
Nepal records 13,749 birds in Valley (ht
01/01/2017)
Leopards
found
in Manang (kp 31/12/2016)
NA
begins
campaign against poaching in CNP (ht
31/12/2016)
Chitwan
rhinos to be transferred to Shuklaphanta
(rep 31/12/2016)
Wild
elephants
cause menace in Bardiya (kp 30/12/2016)
Red
Panda Conservation Network formed (rep
28/12/2016)
3-year-old
girl
dies, gran injured in rhino attack, by Nabin
Paudel (kp 26/12/2016)
Five
CNP
rhinos to be shifted to Shuklaphanta (kp
24/12/2016)
Road
accidents threaten tiger conservation efforts,
by Nirmal Ghimire (rep 24/12/2016)
Vulture
census
begins in ACAP vicinity (ht 24/12/2016)
Encouraging
signs
from 1st round tiger count in Parsa Wildlife
Reserve: Number of big cats found to be 16
(kp 21/12/2016)
Dolphin
conservation
action plan in offing (ht 17/12/2016)
Allow
tigers
to roam more freely: Nepal’s target of doubling
its tiger population could be undermined by new
infrastructure criss-crossing Tarai forests,
by Om Astha Rai (nt 16/122/2016)
Caught
red
handed with Red Pandas: Lately there has been a
mysterious spurt of smuggling of Red Panda hide
within Nepal, by Smriti Basnet (nt
16/12/2016)
‘Population
of
Asiatic wild dog up in PWR’, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 12/12/2016)
Nepal’s
43
districts home to pangolins (kp 11/12/2016)
Govt
to
update status of protected species (ht
11/12/2016)
Two
injured
in tiger attack (kp 11/12/2016)
‘Proposed
roads,
highways pose threat to wildlife’ (ht
10/12/2016)
Hunters
become saviors for dwindling gorals, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 10/12/2016)
New
technology
helping govt curb wildlife crime (ht
08/12/2016)
Children
terrorised
by wild elephants (kp 30/11/2016)
Locals
demand
check on wild animal menace in buffer zone,
by Nabin Paudel (kp 27/11/2016)
Paradise
lost:
Climate change and the loss of habitat continue
to threaten Nepal’s status as a favourite
transit and wintering spot for migratory birds,
by Pragati Shahi (kp 26/11/2016)
Tiger
census
starts in Bardiya (kp 21/11/2016)
Nepali
Assamese
monkeys may be a separate species (ht
21/11/2016)
New
animals
recorded in Shivapuri National Park (ht
17/11/2016)
Preparations
on
to translocate 10 more rhinos to Bardiya, by
Kamal Panthi (kp 16/11/2016)
School
bus brings respite, but fear looms large, by
Nirmal Ghimire (rep 15/11/2016)
Fly,
you
fools: Does Kathmandu have a pigeon problem?,
by Nissim Raj Angdembay (kp 12/11/2016)
Elderly
man
dies in wild elephant attack (ht 05/11/2016)
Bardiya
locals
unite to conserve declining dolphin population
(kp 29/10/2016)
Jackals
terrorising
locals in Rautahat (ht 29/10/2016), 16
jackal
bite victims to receive treatment in Teku
hospital (kp 04/11/2016)
South
Asian
countries join hands to fight wildlife crime
(kp 28/10/2016)
Jackal
attack
victim dies in Capital (kp 24/10/2016)
Relocation
of
rhinos, wild buffaloes delayed (ht
24/10/2016)
Migratory
birds
start arriving in Koshi Tappu, by Bedraj
Poudel (kp 23/10/2016)
DFO
vehicle
on standby for wildlife rescue (kp
21/10/2016)
CNP
without
animal hospital; sick, injured animals at risk:
According to the CNP, three rescued rhinos
succumbed to injuries during treatment in the
last three months, by Shiva Puri (kp
21/10/2016)
People’s
Participation, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn
19/10/2016)
Game
hunters
on the prowl in Dhorpatan (kp 18/19/2016)
Smuggling
of endangered animal parts continues unabated,
by Devendra Basnet (rep 18/10/2016)
Rhino
calf
dies a month after it was found with serious
injuries, by Shiva Puri (kp 17/10/2016)
New
discovery
takes no. of bird species in Nepal to 879
(kp 16/10/2016)
Migratory
birds
arrive in Nepal to spend winter (ht
16/10/2016)
Chitwan
Park
breeding centre sees increase in elephant
population (kp 16/10/2016)
Wildlife
thriving
in Tilaurakot forest: Number of peacocks, blue
bulls, yellow-throated martens, spotted deer,
pythons and jackals grows, by Manoj Paudel
(kp 16/10/2016)
Fencing
of
zoological garden under way (ht 16/10/2016)
Mobile
app
being used to monitor red panda (ht
15/10/2016)
Govt
plans
animal rescue centres: Deer Research Centre in
Lalitpur to be converted into Wildlife Rescue
and Rehabilitation facility; The move is aimed
atprotecting wild animals amid escalating
human-wildlife conflicts , by Pragati Shahi
(kp 09/10/2016)
Equipment
to
trace big cats given to police (kp
09/10/2016)
Ode
to goat: The goat looked me straight in the eye
with a kind of intensity and intelligence I had
never seen before, by Ketan Dulal (nt
07/10/2016)
Red
panda smuggling baffles police, by Kamal
Pariyar (rep 06/10/2016)
Jackal
terror
in Rautahat: 40 wounded (kp 05/10/2016)
Most
stray
dogs in Pokhara vaccinated against rabies,
by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 04/10/2016)
Animal
sacrifice:
Compassion needed, by Bishal Bhattarai (ht
03/10/2016)
Born
to
be free: Instead of riding them to observe
wildlife, elephants themselves are now tourist
attractions, by Lucia De Vries (nt
30/09/2016)
Kathmandu
Ward
20 to be announced stray dog free zone: There
are an estimated 22,000 stray dogs in Kathmandu,
by Anup Ojha (kp 29/09/2016), First
dog-managed
zone declared in KMC (ht 30/09/2016)
CITES
bans
trade of all eight pangolin species (kp
29/09/2016)
Of
tributes and celebrations (rep 23/09/2016)
Tuskers
terrorising
Kanchanpur (ht 21/09/2016)
Bardiya
villages living with elephant menace, by
Nirmal Ghimire (rep 19/09/2016)
First
integrated
dolphin census concludes, by Pramod Kumar
Tanadan (ht 18/09/2016)
Bus
service
for students in BNP in view of rising tusker
attacks, by Kamal Panthi (kp 18/09/2016)
52-yr-old
man
dies in tiger attack (kp 18/09/2016)
Two
injured
rhino calves rescued in CNP, by Shiva Puri
(kp 13/09/2016)
Leopard
sightings
become more frequent (ht 12/09/2016)
Leopard
gives
birth in city house, by Anup Ojha (kp
10/09/2016)
The
wolves
of Manang: The successful tracking of wolves in
Upper Manang has researchers jubilant and local
herders concerned, by Sumedh Malla (kp
10/09/2016)
Govt
change
hits management of wildlife parts, by Shiva
Puri (kp 08/09/2016)
Leopard
preys
on 4-year-old girl (kp 05/09/2016)
Police
bureau
spreading net to nab smugglers, by Pragati
Shahi (kp 03/09/2016)
DoNPWC
completes
first integrated dolphin census (ht
03/09/2016)
14
CNP
rhinos died last year, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp 01/09/2016)
Arghakhanchi
leopard
attack: Two girls killed in three days (kp
01/09/2016)
Kathmandu
to
have first wildlife ambulance service (kp
30/08/2016)
Faunal
biodiversity
study starts today: The study will assess the
status of existing animal life and their
habitats in the Chure region that stretches from
Ilam in the East to Kanchanpur in the West,
by Chitranga Thapa (kp 26/08/2016)
NA
personnel
and ‘poachers’ exchange fire (kp 26/08/2016)
Rhino
found
with multiple bullet injuries (kp
21/08/2016), Injured
rhino
rescued, brought to Chitwan, by Shiva Puri
(kp 22/08/2016), Rhino
death from bullet wounds ends zero poaching,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 07/09/2016)
Woes
in
the wild: Animals would have so much to say
about sufferings from climate change, if only
they could, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp
19/08/2016)
Faunal
assessment
to be conducted in Chure range (ht
18/08/2016)
Time
ticking
for bats in Kathmandu Valley (ht 11/08/2016)
Tibetan
Argali
sighted in Upper Dolpo (kp 09/08/2016)
Court
order
against animal slaughter (kp 05/08/2016)
Solar
fencing:
Nepali villages relieved, but more tusker terror
on Indian side (kp 04/08/2016)
Wild
elephant
attacks kill four (ht 04/08/2016)
Leopard
strays
into Matatirtha, killed (kp 03/08/2016)
Leopard
rescued
after 48 hours (kp 02/08/2016)
Common
leopard
count in limbo, by Pramod Kumar Tandan (ht
02/08/2016)
World
tiger
day: All is not well yet for the big cats
(kp 30/07/2016), Tiger
conservation
plan made public (ht 30/07/2016), Nepal
tiger
population likely to double by 2022; Tiger
numbers increased from 125 in 2010 to 198 in
2013 (ht 30/07/2016)
Celebrating
and conserving wildlife, by Simrika Sharma
(rep 29/07/2016)
Rhino,
tiger
found dead in CNP, by Shiva Puri (kp
25/07/2016)
Govt
drafts
bill aiming to identify and conserve indigenous
plants (ht 24/07/2016)
Govt
starting
dolphin census from today, by Pramod Kumar
Tandan (ht 24/07/2016)
Bill
proposing
domestication of wild animals opposed (ht
23/07/2016)
Wounded
snow
leopard dies ‘for want of treatment’, by
Binod Tripathi (kp 22/07/2016)
Strong
measures
proposed to protect pangolin (kp 17/07/2016)
Wildlife
smugglers
using Nepalgunj Airport as transit: Police say
lax security at the airport is encouraging
traffickers to move animal parts to Chinese
market (kp 15/07/2016)
KMC
to
launch drive to manage stray dogs: The
metropolis says it will launch the campaign in
all 35 wards of Kathmandu (kp 10/07/2016)
The
belly
of the beast: The recent decision to phase
out slaughter places in the Valley will
not change the way animals are killed inhumanely
across the country, by Lucia de Vries (kp
09/07/2016)
Statute
aiming
to curb wildlife crime approved (kp
05/07/2016)
Nepal
to
double its tiger population by 2018 (ht
05/07/2016)
Kathmandu
Valley
gradually becoming capital of stray cattle,
by Pramod Kumar Tandan (ht 05/07/2016)
Forest
users
involved in pangolin conservation, by
Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 02/07/2016)
Works
begin
to manage seized wildlife parts, by Shiva
Puri (kp 27/06/2016)
More
out
of love than reverence: Seven to 10 cases of
calves being killed by stray dogs are reported
daily from different parts of Kathmandu, by
Prateebha Tuladhar (kp 26/06/2016)
Foundation
stone
of zoological garden laid (ht 24/06/2016)
Bear
attacks
hassling villagers (ht 15/06/2016)
Separate
bill
for zoo management sought (ht 14/06/2016)
Water
scarcity
forces wildlife to wander to human settlements,
by DB Buda (rep 14/06/2016)
Summer
migratory
birds arrive in Nepal (ht 12/06/2016)
Success
story
at BNP: 30 endangered gharials bred, by
Pragati Shahi (kp 08/06/2016)
CNP
launches
joint operation with NA to protect wildlife
(ht 06/06/2016)
‘Extinct’
bird
sighted after 178 years, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp 03/06/2016)
Leopard
on
the loose, panic grips residents in Kuleshwor:
Big cat taken under control after five hours
from a residential house (kp 02/06/2016), Habitat
destruction,
lack of prey pushing leopards into cities
(ht 03/06/2016), Habitat
Loss (rn 05/06/2016), Leopards
straying
into city to be fitted with radio tracking
collar, by Pramod Kumar Tandan (ht
05/06/2016)
Elderly
woman
killed in Parbat leopard attack (ht
02/06/2016)
Two
swamp
deer moved to Bardiya from Shuklaphanta (kp
02/06/2016)
Injured
in
rhino attack, elderly couple facing tough times:
The kin of the injured say neither the park
authorities nor other organisations have come
forward to help, by Shiva Puri (kp
29/05/2016)
Translocated
rhino
gives birth to male calf (kp 26/05/2016)
White-backed
vulture
no. up (kp 24/05/2016)
Dog
business
booms as pet ownership expands, by Zenith KC
(kp 23/05/2016)
900
simians
infected with zoonotic diseases, by Pramod
Kumar Tandan (ht 23/05/2016)
Animals
from
parched Indian Tarai migrating to greener Nepal,
by Kushagra Dixit (New Kerala 22/05/2016), Animal
highways:
Securing safe wildlife corridors across borders
must be a conservation priority (kp
23/05/2016)
Saving
our
birds: Nepal cannot always look to foreign
experts to come and save its vulnerable birds,
by Anisha Pokharel (rep 21/05/2016)
21,856
stray
dogs in Capital (kp 20/05/2016)
Big
cats
face fresh danger with poachers back on the
prowl: Indian gypsy groups have entered Bardiya,
Kailali districts: Authorities, by Pragati
Shahi (kp 18/05/2016)
NTNC,
ZSL
sign tiger conservation agreement (kp
18/05/2016)
‘Illegal
hunting
rife in Bajhang during Yarsa collection time’,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 15/05/2016)
CIB
arrests
poacher of tiger-fitted with GPS (kp
13/05/2016)
Six
arrested
for deer poaching (kp 11/05/2016)
KMC
to
extend dog mgmt drive in Kathmandu, by
Gaurav Thapa (kp 08/05/2016)
Dead
caecilians,
not snakes, found in Dhading village, by
Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 06/05/2016)
Wild
animals,
birds hit hard by wildfires in western region
(ht 06/05/2016)
Himalayan
wolves
found in Upper Mustang (ht 04/05/2016)
CNP
marks
2nd zero rhino poaching year: A rhino census in
2015 counted 645 rhinos in Nepal, of which 605
were in the Chitwan National Park, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 03/05/2016)
Arna
population
up in Koshi Tappu Reserve, by Bedraj Paudel
(kp 02/05/2016)
Smuggling
tiger
parts rising along Nepal-India border, by
Nirmal Ghimire (rep 27/04/2016)
Vanishing
lakes
in Shuklaphanta threat to wildlife, by
Rajendra Bhatta (rep 26/04/2016)
CNP
launches
campaign for tiger, rhino conservation (kp
25/04/2016)
Drought
affects
wildlife in Chitwan, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp
21/04/2016)
KMC
declares
Singha Durbar first dog-managed zone in Valley
(ht 21/04/2016)
KMC
begins
vaccination, campaign for street dogs, by
Anup Ojha (kp 21/04/2016)
CNP
to
begin gaur census tomorrow (kp 17/04/2016)
Vultures
pushed
to verge of extinction (ht 17/04/2016)
New
paradigm
set for tiger conservation (ht 16/04/2016)
Number
of
blackbucks up in Bardiya, by Kamal Panthi
(kp 15/04/2016)
First
TB
death of CNP rhino stokes fear of outspread,
by Pawan Yadav (kp 15/04/2016)
Zero
rhino
poaching year at Chitwan National Park (ht
14/04/2016)
Rusty-spotted
cat
spotted in Shuklaphanta (kp 13/04/2016)
‘Doubling
tiger
nos in 6 yrs possible’: Poaching, prey loss,
habitat fragmentation remain as major threat to
the big cats, a recent research suggests, by
Pragati Shahi (kp 10/04/2016)
Four
held
with leopard hides, by Biplab Maharjan (kp
03/04/2016)
Tiger
census
starts in Banke Park (kp 02/04/2016)
Suklaphanta
to
shift some of its swamp deer, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 25/03/2016)
KTWR
to
shift 30 ‘Arnas’ to Chitwan, by Bedraj
Paudel (kp 23/03/2016)
Bardia,
Chitwan
to get swamp deer from Shuklaphanta, by
Rajendra Bhatta (rep 21/03/2016)
Endangered
Gharial
census set to begin (ht 18/03/2016)
Nepal,
India
chalk out plans to save the tiger, by
Pragati Shahi (kp 17/03/2016), Nepal,
India
plan joint operation to save tigers, by
Kamal Pariyar (rep 18/03/2016)
Researchers,
academics,
security bodies want wildlife trophies preserved,
by Kamal Pariyar (rep 17/03/2016), Mgmt
of
wildlife body parts, trophies a big challenge,
by Pawan Yadav (kp 20/03/2016), House
panel
to suggest measures for protection of wild
animal parts (ht 21/03/2016)
Birds
of
passage: Bird migratory species are most
vulnerable to the global environment crisis
because breeding areas along their routes are
being converted into farms, by Liew Yu Wei
(nt 11/03/2016)
KMC
starts
dog census (kp 10/03/2016), KMC
signs
to manage Capital’s stray dogs (kp
17/03/2016)
Rhino
relocation:
New guest leaves Babai Valley, reaches Shivapur,
by Kamal Panthi (kp 09/03/2016)
Chitwan
National
Park to add two more wildlife species (kp
08/03/2016)
A
case for the endangered owls: None of the
species of owls found in Nepal are prioritised
in the IUCN Red List 2015; due to which, their
status is often overlooked by institutional
agencies or the government, by Diwakar
Sapkota (kp 07/03/2016)
Over
100
bird species under threat (kp 04/03/2016)
Leopards
losing
their territory: With their habitat shrinking
due to human activities, the big cats are
entering human settlements in search of food,
and it’s a bad prospect for both parties (kp
04/03/2016)
200
street
dogs treated (kp 04/03/2016)
Zero
poaching
The govt cannot afford to be complacent about
recent gains in rhino conservation (kp
02/03/2016)
Rhino
relocation:
On the horns of dilemma; Plan to shift
pachyderms meets with fierce protes, by
Bimal Khatiwada and Pawan Yadav (kp 01/03/2016), Rhino
transfer
to Bardiya protested citing security (ht
01/03/2016), Amid
uproar
officials claim BNP is safe (kp 02/03/2016),
Rhino
translocation
resumes after 13 yrs (kp 03/03/2016), A
new home for rhinos, by Abdullah Miya (kp
05/03/2016)
One
monkey
terrorises Jaleshwor, bites 7 kids (kp
28/02/2016)
Five
rhinos
to be transferred to Bardiya (ht 28/02/2016)
The
forgotten
mammal: We must be willing to fight just as
fervently for less popular animals such as the
pangolin as we would for the tiger or the rhino,
by Prativa Kaspal (kp 27/02/2016)
Stray
dog
menace worries Singha Durbar officials (ht
26/02/2016)
20
tuskers
infected with tuberculosis (ht 26/02/2016)
Bear
menace
in villages close to national park, by
Dipendra Shakya (kp 25/02/2016)
Camera
traps
installed to locate pangolin habitats: Churia
and Mahabharat range are home to two of the
seven pangolin species (kp 23/02/2016)
Bahundangi
feels
safer after electric fence installation, by
Parbat Portel (kp 23/02/2016)
Despite
poor
safety records, authorities moving rhinos to
Bardiya National Park, by Ramesh Kumar
Poudel (rep 23/02/2016)
BNP
to
train visitors to wildlife safety, by Kamal
Panthi (kp 17/02/2016)
Babariya:
A
community of professional tiger poachers, by
Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 17/02/2016)
Company
of
wolves: The concerned communities should be
involved in the wolf conservation, by Chun
Bahadur Gurung (kp 16/02/2016)
Dutch
saved
from jaws of tiger in Bardiya, by Kamal
Panthi (kp 15/02/2016)
Fodder
protection
must to avoid simian-human strife (ht
15/02/2016)
Poaching
still
a major threat to tigers: Demand for body parts
fuelling illegal hunting, by Pragati
Shahi (kp 12/02/2016)
KMC
seeks
support to manage stray dogs (kp 12/02/2016)
Electric
fence
in place to keep tuskers at bay (kp
10/02/2016)
Zero
rhino
poaching year marked, by Pawan Yadav (kp
08/02/2016)
Home
away
from home: Rescued red pandas from Rolpa find a
new home in Kathmandu’s zoo, by Sonam Tashi
Lama (nt 05/02/2016)
Efforts
to
conserve gharials turn fruitless, by Tilak
Ram Rimal (ht 01/02/2016)
Leopard
cubs
released in wild (kp 30/01/2016)
Kathmandu’s
big
cats: With the Capital rapidly expanding
outwards, conflict with the wild animals of its
outlying forests is rising, by Pragati Shahi
(kp 30/01/2016)
‘Destroy
seized
wildlife items’: Along with 69 tiger skins,
there are 439 kgs of tiger and leopard bones
stored in the country, by Pawan Yadav (kp
28/01/2016)
Himalayan
goral
hides seized from Myagdi village (kp
28/01/2016)
Red
panda
droppings sighted in Lingjo area (ht
28/01/2016)
Authorities
fail
to notice owl poaching, meat sale, by Manoj
Paudel (kp 27/01/2016)
Black
giants:
Remaining population of rare wild yaks will be
extinct if conservation initiatives are not
taken immediately, by Naresh Kusi (kp
26/01/2016)
2
more rhinos radio-collared in Bardiya (kp
24/01/2016)
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