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Death of a rhino: The electrocution of a Chitwan rhino is an apt indicator of foreign aid mismanagement, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (kp 02/09/2010)

Female rhino found dead in west Chitwan (nn 18/08/2010)

CCTV cameras to monitor vulture behaviour: Experts say a close look will help understand the rare species (ht 15/08/2010)

Snakebite cause of 150 deaths every year (kp 13/08/2010)

Lake birds at survival risk, by Shiva Sharma (kp 12/08/2010)

Whose idea was that? The monkeys originally bound for the US have been dumped in Shivapuri park—with dire results, by Sudip Pokharel and Apurba Khatiwada (kp 10/08/2010)

Koshi Tappu turns harsh for avian fauna, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 10/08/2010)

More birds ‘critically endangered’, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 03/08/2010), Woodpecker variety a vulnerable species, by Pragati Shahi (kp 03/08/2010)

Nepal, India to sign  trans-boundary treaty: Bid to save big cats before they go extinct (ht 29/07/2010), Save our tigers (rep 29/07/2010), Study shows tiger 'burning bright' in Nepal's forests (nn 29/07/2010), Report shows rise in Nepal’s tiger population, by Pragati Shahi (kp 30/07/2010), Tiger population up to 155 from 121
Chitwan records more big cats than the total last year (ht 30/07/2010), Saving tiger: It is vital to break the international nexus to save the big cats (kp 30/07/2010)

Elephants On Rampage, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 28/07/2010)

Rise of species props up biodiversity (kp 26/07/2010), New breeding bird found (ht 26/07/2010)

Tuskers driving Jhapa folk mad, by Parbat Portel (kp 23/07/2010)

Nepal seeks $ 43 million to double big cat numbers in 12 years, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 19/07/2010)

Youths want rhino declared bio heritage (ht 15/07/2010)

SAARC ministers to discuss tiger: In a century,the big cat population has come down from 100,000 to 3,200 (ht 13/07/2010)

Carcass samples sent to Spain to detect diclofenac Use of the banned drug on livestock killing vultures, by Ramesh Prasad Bhaushal (ht 07/07/2010)

Human-monkey conflict in Shivapuri (ht 01/07/2010)

PADT to widen deer park canvas (kp 30/06/2010)

Law of the jungle: Illegal loggers and poachers are running wild in Nepal’s forests with impunity, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 30/06/2010)

Jhapa locals want end to tusker terror (kp 28/06/2010)

Boy killed in leopard attack (nn 28/06/2010)

Seven more security posts to check tiger poaching in Shuklaphanta (nn 25/06/2010)

Two women held with rhino horn (kp 22/06/2010)

Save-rhino drive, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 18/06/2010)

State neglect has put fish at risk: Experts (kp 13/06/2010)

Chitwan national park turning into poachers’ haven: Anti-poaching strategy fails as NA,
park officials fail to work in tandem, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 13/06/2010), Prime Minister tells security bodies to curb rhino poaching, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 14/06/2010), Panel to probe rhino poaching inside CNP (ht 16/06/2010)

Maneating leopard shot dead in Kavre, by Manoj Basnet (kp 13/06/2010)

One more Rhino found dead (nn 05/06/2010)

Nepali Army in operation save musk deer, by Rajesh Barma (ht 04/06/2010)

Rare bird species make a come back in Chitwan (nn 04/06/2010)

Humans forcing Lumbini blue bulls to go west, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/06/2010)

Tusker fear, folks on night vigil, by Parbat Portel (kp 31/05/2010)

Rampant bird trade on across the nation, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 25/05/2010)

Birdwatchers rock to rising vulture numbers, by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/05/2010)

In Danger: Degrading natural habitat and increasing poaching have threatened the Royal Bengal Tiger population, by Aditi Pandey (sp 21/05/2010)

SAARC network to rein in poaching (kp 20/05/2010), Save Wildlife (rn 20/05/2010)

Experts urge unity to curb wildlife trade (ht 18/05/2010)

‘Deploy Army to curb poaching’, by Pragati Shahi (kp 16/05/2010)

Bred simians dying fast in Shivapuri, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 11/05/2010), Callous govt to blame: Activists (kp 13/05/2010), Simian monitoring ‘encouraging’ for Shivapuri National Park authorities (ht 17/05/2010)

Officials want more teeth to curb poaching (kp 10/05/2010), Going, going: There are way too many loopholes favouring rhino poachers (kp 10/05/2010)

Seven vultures spotted in Babiya (rn 10/05/2010)

Rhino poaching unabated, by Pragati Shahi and Dipendra Baduwal (kp 09/05/2010)

Freed simians found dead (kp 07/05/2010)

Siberian birds find no trees to make nests (rn 07/05/2010)

A novel bird conservation campaign (ht 30/04/2010), Wetland bird population drops, by Pragati Shahi (kp)

Poachers kill rhino, by Deependra Baduwal (kp 23/04/2010)

Poacher’s release may boost wildlife crime, by Pragati Shahi (kp 19/04/2010)

Meet to seek ways to curb wildlife trade (ht 11/04/2010)

Govt bungles blackbuck conservation, by Pragati Shahi (kp 08/04/2010)

Her heart beats for rhinos, by Pragati Shahi (kp 04/04/2010)

Campaign to save vultures (rn 28/03/2010), Vulture protection campaign launched in Pokhara, by Laxmi Raj Paudel (rn 29/03/2010)

A cruel tune, by Manoj Guatam and Lucia de Vries (kp 27/03/2010)

One dies in Elephant attack (nn 22/03/2010)

Another crowning glory: Nepal heaven for migratory birds, by Pragati Shahi (kp 07/03/2010)

Wild about tigers: A global campaign has been launched to double the number of big cats by 2022, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 24/02/2010)

Panda conservation on cards, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 21/02/2010)

Locals of conserved areas bearing brunt, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 21/02/2010), Wild boar attacks father, son (ht 21/0272010)

Kailali wildlife trail faces constant encroachment, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht 21/02/2010)

In a different continent: 188 km east of Kathmandu, Jiri is home to an animal that is not even found in Asia, let alone Nepal, by Rajendra Manandhar and Shirish Pokharel (kp 20/02/2010)

Far West buffaloes in peril (kp 20/02/2010)

Back to the jungle: Will the real tiger survive until the next year of the tiger in 2022?, by Nirmal Ghosh (nt 19/02/2010)

Call for Rights: Animal activists are pressing CA members to put animal rights to end animal cruelty, by Aditi Pandey (sp 19/02/2010)

Leopard injures four in Lalitpur (nn 17/02/2010), Two cops hurt in leopard attack (ht 18/02/2010)

Greater flamingo spotted in Chitwan National Park, after two decades (ht 16/02/2010)

WWF looks to double extant tiger population (kp 15/02/2010), Tiger population to be doubled by '22 (ht 15/02/2010), Save The Tiger (kp 16/02/2010)

Leopard shot dead in capital (nn 13/02/2010), Two injured in leopard attack (kp 14/02/2010), Leopard shot after it mauls two, by Sabinb Chandra Acharya (ht 14/02/2010)

Govt urged to brace up for saving Danfe (ht 28/01/2010)

Shepherds bravely fight leopard (nn 20/01/2010)

Large numbers of vultures disappearing (rn 19/01/2010)

Tiger meet to bolster regional cooperation (kp 18/01/2010)

Rhino electrocuted in Nawalparasi (ht 17/01/2010)

Oldest tusker dies in Koshi Tappu (ht 15/01/2010)

Chitwan tiger count to kick off next week, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 12/01/2010)

Invasive plant's impact on rhino under scrutiny (ht 11/01/2010)

100 volunteers, ornithologists at wetlands to tot up birds, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 11/01/2010), Waterbird Count: Birdwatchers’ delight, by Pragati Shahi (kp 11/01/2010), Birds count (ht 12/01/2010)

Lone Nepal zoo gets new inmate, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 10/01/2010)

No respite from tusker menace (ht 10/01/2010)

15 pastures for endangered Parsa wildlife (kp 10/01/2010)

Terai vultures found migrating to hills (rn 09/01/2010)

Govt rolls out vulture conservation plan, by Pragati Shahi, Pragati Shah, Anil Bhattarai and Rakshya Gautam (kp 07/01/2010), Circling back: Nepal's effort to save vultures is yet another example of community power, by Mallika Aryal (nt 08/01/2010)

Poaching of rhinos rising globally: Report, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 31/12/2009)

Migration of vultures affects funeral rites! (rn 30/12/2009)

Wildlife smuggling on rise (rn 30/12/2009)

Risk to rare birds may see AC/DC gig cancellation (ht 27/12/2009)

No place for rescued animals, by Pragati Shahi (kp 25/12/2009)

Leopards terrorising locals (rn 24/12/2009)

Campaign launched to save Chitwan vultures (nn 21/12/2009)

Central zoo evolves into conservation education centre, by Arpana Adhikari (rn 19/12/2009)

No migratory bird in Koshi Tappu this winter, by Somnath Bastola (ht 13/12/2009)

Gone with the wind, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 08/12/2009)

Wild tuskers go on rampage, kill four (ht 08/12/2009), Wild elephant kills one more (nn 26/12/2009), One more killed in tusker attack, toll reaches 14 (ht 26/12/2009)

Before it is too late, by Abhi Subedi (kp 15/11/2009)

Monkey population increasing in Nepal: Study, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 23/11/2009)

Vultures back at Koshi Tappu region, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 20/11/2009)

New zoo in Valley, by Makar Shrestha (kp 19/11/2009), PM Nepal for establishing a new zoo (nn 30/11/2009)

Study on Red Panda across 10 districts (ht 16/11/2009)

Chitwan celebrates twin tuskers’ b’day in style, by Binod Tripathi (kp 08/11/2009)

Rare wildlife spotted in Makalu Barun Park, by KIshor Budhathoki (ht 05/11/2009)

Saving The Large Cats, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 05/11/2009)

Electric fence to keep animals at bay (ht 03/11/2009)

Collective commitment needed to preserve wild cats (rn 02/11/2009)

Joint effort to curb wildlife crime (kp 01/11/2009)

More equal than the others, by Pragati Shahi and Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 31/10/2009)

Crocodile cheers: Chitwan's gharials have a shot at being more than just a logo, by Indu Nepal (nt 30/10/2009)

Kathmandu gets regional anti-poaching secretariat, by Ramesh prasad Bhushal (ht 28/10/2009)

Leopard kills minor (ht 27/10/2009)

Tusker terror in Kailali VDCs (ht 25/10/2009)

10 blackbucks die of khorait in 2 months, by Damodar Bhandari (ht 23/10/2009)

Global meet to discuss tiger’s future, by Pragati Shahi (kp 22/10/2009), Getting serious: Despite more than 30 years of conservation initiatives tiger numbers have continued to decline, by John Seidensticker and Keshav Varma (kp 25/10/2009), 'Just 121 adult tigers left', by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 26/10/2009), Tiger poaching promises profit galore, by Pragati Shahi (kp), Nepal wants anti-poaching secretariat here, by Ramesh prasad Bhushal (ht 27/10/2009), Conservation is need of the hour, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 28/10/2009), Global tiger workshop: Promise of better future for big cat (kp 31/10/2009), 2010 to be celebrated as the year of tiger, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 01/11/2009), Roaring to survive (ht 03/11/2009)

One killed by wild elephant in Rautahat (nn 18/10/2009)

Buddha Boy to fight for animal rights (ht 14/10/2009)

Tiger kills man in Chitwan (nn 30/09/2009)

Dog, fox bite toll rises to 1,692 in nine yrs (ht 22/09/2009)

Wildlife at poachers’ mercy (kp 07/09/2009)

Court relief for Chitwan rhino poachers, much to locals' dismay (ht 07/09/2009)

Vulture population dwindling, four species face extinction threat, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 0609/2009)

Monkey menace troubles denizens, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht 05/09/2009)

2 caught with leopard skins (kp 03/09/2009)

Six black bucks die (kp 31/08/2009), Six black bucks die in six days, by Damodar Bhandari (ht 01/09/2009)

Musk deer captive breeding project to get underway soon, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 23/08/2009)

Rhino horn smugglers in police net (ht 23/08/2009)

Tusker terror in Sunsari village, by Somnath Bastola (ht 20/08/2009)

94 species found in last decade (kp 11/08/2009), 353 new species discovered in 10 yrs, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 11/08/2009)

India-Nepal dispute puts wildlife at risk (Peninsula 06/08/2009)

Illegal bird trade threatens huchil existence (kp 05/08/2009), Unabated smuggling bodes ill for owl, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 05/08/2009

Project Elephant a non-starter sans insurance, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 02/08/2009)

Chitwan tiger population up (ht 28/07/2009), 300-500 snow leopards (kp 28/07/2009)

Snakes taking toll (ht 28/07/2009)

Karnali River dolphins on verge of extinction (kp 26/07/2009)

Tusker terror in eastern Nepal, by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/07/2009)

6 leopard attacks within last year: When animals attack, by Ishwar Rauniyar and Jenee Rai (kp 22/07/2009)

Rescued animals become a burden, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 05/07/2009)

Feather fiends: Nepal is emerging as a hub for the trafficking of endangered birds, by Dewan Rai (nnzw 03/07/2009)

Indian dam, poaching damns fresh water dolphins in Karnali (nn 28/06/2009), Dolphin number decreasing fast (rn 29/06/2009)

Rhino poaching hits tourism (kp 22/06/2009), Dolphin number decreasing fast

Status of Nepal's endemic mammals unknown, by Kushal Regmi (rep 21/06/2009)

Croc species, birds under threat, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 19/06/2009)

Seven rhinos find home in India, by Pragati Shahi (kp 17/06/2009)

Gharial population down, by Chandni Hamal (rep 16/06/2009)

Black antelopes face habitat crisis, by Damodar Bhandari (ht 12/06/2009)

Vulture numbers dip despite conservation bid, by Kushal Regmi (rep 12/06/2009)

3 elephants injured in firing by Nepal cops (Times of India 12/06/2009)

Predators prowl urban centres in Bhaktapur (ht 09/06/2009)

Declining herb worry botanists (kp 03/06/2009)

Rare ensnaring (ht 15/05/2009)

New bird species spotted (kp 15/05/2009)

Bird trader arrested (ht 14/05/2009)

Arna population climbs up, by Abadhesh Jha (kp 14/05/2009)

Wild elephants raise havoc, by Raju Adhikari (rep 09/05/2009)

Census of wild water buffaloes (ht 08/05/2009)

19 rhino carcasses found in Bardiya (kp 06/05/2009)

Snakes on high demand (ht 04/05/2009)

New bid to protect rhino, by Binod Tripathi (kp 03/05/2009)

Two people killed by wild elephant (nn 01/05/2009)

Raging blaze puts wildlife in peril (ht 29/04/2009)

Horses canter for rights, donkeys saunter, by Shankar Acharya (kp 26/04/2009)

Koshi floods put wild-animals in jeopardy (ht 22/04/2009)

Rhino deaths unabated, by Binod Tripathi (kp 20/04/2009)

Unidentified animal found in western Nepal (Xinhua 20/04/2009)

Rare vulture species faces extinction, by Pragati Shahi (kp 12/04/2009)

Why are butterflies soaring higher?, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 09/04/2009)

Another rhino dies in Chitwan (nn 03/04/2009)

Lack of credible research poses threat to wildlife (ht 01/04/2009)

First wildlife hospital in Nepal established (nn 26/03/2009)

Bardiya black buck survival at stake, by Pragati Shahi and Kamal Panthi (kp 25/03/2009)

Birds decline in Koshi wildlife (rn 23/03/2009)

Endangered Rhino Faces Real Threat, by Bhadra Sharma (rn 20/03/2009)

Man on a mission to save vultures, by Bechu Gaud (kp 11/03/2009)

Seven tigers die under mysterious circumstances in west Nepal (nn 08/03/2009)

Annapurna Situation: Poaching goes unchecked, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 01/03/2009)

Cry for caged monkeys' sake (kp 28/02/2009)

Forest area turns into habitat of wildlife (rn 21/02/2009)

Another cheetah found in midtown Kathmandu (nn 21/02/2009), Leopard trapped in Lubhu (ht 23/02/2009)

Leopard gunned down (kp 17/02/2009)

Wildlife body objects to export of monkeys (ht 17/02/2009)

Two poachers arrested for killing deer (ht 16/02/2009)

Protection of endangered red panda tough job (rn 13/02/2009)

Two killed in rhino attacks in Chitawan (nn 12/02/2009)

Gharials tagged in bid to save species, by Pragati Shahi (kp 09/02/2009), Nepal tries to solve mystery of missing gharials (Irish Sun 10/02/2009), Alarm over falling population of endangered crocodile species (Gulf Times 11/02/2009)

Rhino missing from Bardiya sanctuary (kp 06/02/2009), Beastly characters (kp 07/02/2009), Missing rhino found finally (kp 09/02/2009), Injured rhino dead (kp 15/02/2009), Injured rhino breathes its last, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 15/02/2009)

Poison kills dolphin (kp 06/02/2009)

Robbed of horn, rhino writhing in pain (kp 05/02/2009)

Stranded dolphins rescued (ht 05/02/2009)

Wild buffaloes at risk (rn 01/02/2009)

Reserve authority grills poachers (ht 29/01/2009)

Haven for injured wildlife, by Pragati Shahi (kp 27/01/2009)

Poachers handed over to police (nn 26/01/2009)

Black bucks have a sanctuary, finally, by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/01/2009)

PIL filed in SC against export of rhesus simians to US (ht 22/01/2009), SC show cause on export of monkeys (ht 23/01/2009)

Not-so-charismatic mammals: Did you know that bats are the most numerous mammal species in Nepal?, review by Kunda Dixit (nt 16/01/2009)

Number of deer on rise at Mrigasthali, by Alina Shakya (rn 11/01/2009)

Fasting for zoo animals to stay fit, by Babu R. Kharel (kp 24/12/2008)

Joint patrolling reduces poaching, by Lilanath Ghimere (kp 22/12/2008)

Concerns over int’l attempt to demote rhino status (kp 16/12/2008)

Wildlife farming to get policy boost (kp 13/12/2008)

Conservation In Crisis, by Ek Raj Sigdel (rn 06/12/2008)

Zoo officials revel in birth of wild buffalo calf, by Pragati Shahi (kp 28/11/2008)

Int’l standard zoo on horizon (kp 28/11/2008)

Parasi locals’ bid to protect ghorals, by Bechu Gaud (kp 26/11/2008)

Court upholds punishment for Yakche, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 21/11/2008)

Habitat of black buck under threat (rn 18/11/2008), Deer habitat in peril as green Mrigasthali turns grey (kp 20/11/2008)

Tiger census amid increased trafficking, by Pragati Shah (kp 15/11/2008), Tiger census begins (kp 16/11/2008)

Poachers on the prowl in Achham (ht 14/11/2008)

Stray dogs find safe haven at Singha Durbar, by Baburam Kharel (kp 13/11/2008)

Elephant twin birth brings joy to park, by Dipendra Baduwal and Pragati Shahi (kp 08/11/2008)

Zoo seeking tigress, by Pragati Shahi (kp 07/11/2008)

Nationwide tiger census from Nov 15, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 04/11/2008), Training for tiger census (kp 09/11/2008)

Jackal hurts fourteen in Surkhet (kp 04/11/2008)

A job chasing monkeys, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 01/11/2008)

Wild animals destroy crops, attack locals (kp 27/10/2008)

Vultures get extra care at park, by Binod Tripathi (kp 14/10/2008)

Animal tears, by Lucia de Vries (kp 06/10/2008)

Rhino gets close to humans, by Kamal Panthi (kp 05/10/2008)

Wild elephant kills man (nn 23/09/2008)

Breeding centre set up for vultures in Chitwan, by Merina Sharma (ht 19/09/2008)

Double trouble for Nepal’s tigers, by Navin Singh Khadka (Dawn 18/09/2008)

Rhino poaching spikes: Experts (kp 16/09/2008), Political instability leads to rhino poaching: Gurung (rn 16/09/2008), Rhino poaching declines in Chitwan, rises in west (ht 18/09/2008), Activists join hands to save rhino (kp 18/09/2008), Rare rhinos endangered by loss of habitat, by Gopal Sharma (Reuters 18/09/2008)

Five killed in elephant attacks (kp 14/09/2008), Wild elephants kill six villagers (nn 15/09/2008)

Koshi flood posing threat to wildlife, by Pragati Shahi (kp 31/08/2008)

Only 6 dolphins left in Karnali River, by Kamal Panthi (kp 23/08/2008)

Policy to rein in foreign wildlife experts in the offing (ht 16/08/2008)

Animals in Central Zoo to get hospital, by Baburam Kharel (kp 13/08/2008)

Staff crunch affects rhino Conservation, by Binod Tripathi (kp 10/08/2008)

US professor in wildlife row (ht 06/08/2008)

Concerted bid to curb poaching in parks (ht 25/07/2008)

Tigers Disappear From Himalayan Refuge (Science Daily 16/07/2008), Not roaring anymore (ht 18/07/2008)

Fuel crunch hampers sterilization of stray dogs, by Pragati Shahi (kp 16/07/2008)

Wild tuskers terrorize locals (kp 15/07/2008)

Dogs, Cows, Monkeys Make Up City’s Menagerie, by G. K. Pakavath (rn 14/07/2008)

Tusker menace in Jhapa village (ht 10/07/2008)

Endangered animals, by B K Dalit (kp 06/07/2008)

Tiger on the decline at Shuklapantha Wildlife Reserve (nn 02/07/2008), Tiger, tiger (ht 03/07/2008)

Black buck number surges in park (ht 19/06/2008)

Hunting in Dhorpatan catching on (kp 18/06/2008)

Action plan to save snow leopards set out (kp 14/06/2008)

Court upholds poacher’s (ht 09/06/2008)

PWR needs popularisation (ht 09/06/2008)

Godavari folk want Central Zoo shifted to flora-rich Naumule (ht 08/06/2008), Back to wilderness (ht 09/06/2008)

YCL cadres seize tiger bones, hide (ht 07/06/2008)

New bird recorded at Koshi Tappu (kp 05/06/2008)

Red panda conservation stressed, by Krishna Thapa (kp 04/06/2008)

Asia’s largest tusker missing, by Damodar Bhandari (ht 03/06/2008)

Rhino poaching spikes in Bardiya (kp 01/06/2008), Bardiya sees ten rhinos killed in ten months (nn 01/06/2008)

Parsa reserve home to 37 bisons (ht 31/05/2008)

Saving rhinos (ht 20/05/2008)

Shoot poachers on sight: Experts (kp 16/05/2008), Govt to form high-level panel to nail poachers (ht 17/05/2008), Army personnel hand in glove with poachers? (ht 18/05/2008)

3 NA men held for poaching, by Kamal Panthi (kp 13/05/2008)

25 TB infected elephents in poor shape (kp 10/05/2008)

Street dogs to be sterilized (kp 09/05/2008), KMC to help control street canine population (ht 26/05/2008), Humane and viable (ht 27/05/2008)

Poachers make hay while securitymen play cards, by Pragati Shahi (kp 03/05/2008)

The vultures are circling again: A drug ban and feeding centres have brought vultures back from extinction, by Uma Khanal (nt 02/05/2008)

Horns of a dilemma: Lax security at election time has led to a rise in rhino poaching, by Rameswor Bohara (nt 02/05/2008)

Poachers get active in Bardiya, by Kamal Panthi (kp 29/04/2008), Rhino population threatened by illegal poaching in Bardiya National Park (nn 29/04/2008)

Water crunch hits fauna in Parsa reserve, by Pratap Bista (kp 25/04/2008)

Voiceless victims: Wider implications of poaching, by Sabita Thapa (ht 11/04/2008)

Rhino poachers making hay (kp 09/04/2008)

Rhino killed; army man found dead (nn 05/04/2008)

Optimism pervades rhino conservation, by Pragati Shahi (kp 30/03/2008)

Strange seven-colored snake found in Nepal (Xinhua 15/03/2008)

Rhino census begins in Chitwan, by Binod Tripathi (kp 09/03/2008), 408 rhinos spotted in Chitwan (kp 24/03/2008), Number of rhinos rises (nn 24/03/2008), Rare One-Horned Rhino Bouncing Back in Nepal, by Paroma Basu (National Geographic 27/03/2008), Encouraging Increase: The preliminary results of rhino count shows that their numbers have increased (sp 28/03/2008)

Nepal govt asked to stop exporting monkeys for biomedical research (nn 23/02/2008)

3 rhinos die in 10 days, by Binod Tripathi (kp 06/02/2008)

New species of bird found in Koshi Tappu (nn 04/02/2008)

Rhino poaching declines dramatically, by Pragati Shahi (kp 26/01/2008)

NNCT set to carry out Rhino Census (nn 25/01/2008)

Learning all about the birds and the trees, by Priya Joshi (nt 18/01/2008)

Nepal to run breeding centre to save vultures (Reuters 15/01/2008)

Animal parts smugglers sentenced (kp 09/01/2008)

Vulture population up in Nawalparasi (kp 08/01/2008), ‘Food joint’ boosts vulture numbers (Peninsula 08/01/2008)

Infant rhino poached at Bardiya park, by Pragati Shahi (kp 21/12/2007)

Training elephants more humanely, by Pragati Shahi (kp 20/12/2007)

22 BNP poachers held in 8 months, by Kamal Panthi (kp 15/12/2007), Lack of patrolling leaves park animals unsafe (kp 16/12/2007)

Asia’s largest elephant missing, by Kamal Panthi (kp 04/12/2007)

Poachers kill rhino, tiger, by Kamal Panthi (kp 01/12/2007)

Endangered birds being trafficked (kp 24/11/2007)

1 held for trying to kill wild animal (kp 04/11/2007)

Animal orphanage key to halt extinction (kp 03/11/2007)

Locals help run vulture ‘restaurant’ in Nepal (Onme World 31/10/2007)

Zoo Kanchha, Kanchhi yet to consummate, by Baburam Kharel (kp 26/10/2007)

Leopard injures 5 in capital (kp 24/10/2007), Leopard attack injures five in capital (samn 24/10/2007)

Next time you chomp on a buff momo...look how buffaloes are transported, by Pranaya SJB Rana (nt 19/10/2007), The carnivore carnival (nt 19/10/2007), Scapegoats: It is morally wrong to torture fellow creatures, to do so in the name of religion is a sin, by Tirtha B. Shrestha (nt 19/10/2007)

Elephant found dead (kp 16/10/2007), Wild tusker dies at CNP, by Binod Tripathi (kp 16/10/2007)

Movement against cruelty to animals, by Avantika Regmi (kp 09/10/2007)

Vultures' decline affects animal decay process, by Shiv Puri (kp 28/09/2007)

All 11 jumbos at breeding center pregnant, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 21/09/2007)

200 more species on threatened list: Gharial critically endangered (kp 13/09/2007)

Siamang newborn is zoo's latest attraction, by Pragati Shahi (kp 04/09/2007), Siamang baby identified as male (kp 07/09/2007)

Bhunti needs mate: Tiger captive breeding at Central Zoo in trouble, by Pragati Shahi (kp 26/08/2007)

Bird species face extinction threat, by Pragati Shahi (kp 23/08/2007)

Central Zoo tries its first captive rhino mating, by Pragati Shahi (kp 11/08/2007)

Animal orphanage crucial to rehabilitate wildlife, by Pragati Shahi (kp 04/08/2007)

Concern over Nepal wildlife seizures, by Navin Singh Khadka (BBC News 03/08/2007)

Bail for rhino horn smugglers, by Binod tripathi (kp 30/07/2007) [??]

Feasting on endangered rhino, by Anil Adhikari (kp 22/07/2007)

Kathmandu a wildlife trade hub: report (samn 21/07/2007)

Villager killed by avenging elephant herd (Khaleej Times 15/07/2007)

Dhorpatan to reopen for hunting, by Pragati Shahi (kp 15/07/2007)

Research on snow leopard scats denied, by Pragati Shahi (kp 12/07/2007)

Poaching of endangered species up, by Pragati Shahi (kp 02/07/2007)

20 Indians held for wildlife trade (kp 01/07/2007)

NCPs can help fight wildlife trafficking (kp 30/06/2007)

First primate research to animals breed (samn 26/06/2007)

Increasing number of Chitwan villagers involved in rhino poaching (nn 24/06/2007)

Nepalis train in small mammal conservation (kp 24/06/2007)

Deer population doubles at Mirgasthali (kp 21/06/2007)

Poaching on rise in Makalu Barun (kp 13/06/2007)

Rhino found dead in Chitwan park, by Pragati Shahi (kp 12/06/2007)

Elephants with TB face apathy, by Binod Tripathi (kp 11/06/2007)

Number of endangered Gaur up at CNP, by Pragati Shahi (kp 10/06/2007)

New species of birds and mammals found in Nepal (Deepika Global 06/06/2007)

Shrinking grassland impacts wildlife (kp 06/06/2007)

Tiger kills child (kp 04/06/2007)

Managing the Crisis: At a time when rhino population is declining, a new project aims to protect them (sp 01/06/2007)

N Korea asks for endangered animals, by Pragati Shahi (kp 01/06/2007)

Nepal not to lift ban on tiger trade (samn 31/06/2007)

Zoo tiger kills sibling, by Pragati Shahi (kp 23/05/2007)

Rhino census in BNP, by Kamal Panthi (kp 20/05/2007), Nepal begins census of endangered rhinos (Reuters 20/05/2007), Nepal reserve rhino census begins (wi 22/05/2007), 3 -year project to save rhinos (samn 24/05/2007), Census team spots 31 rhinos (samn 25/05/2007), BNP rhino numbers plunge, by Pragati Shahi (kp 31/05/2007), Nepal census shows decline in rare rhino population, by Gopal Sharma (Reuters 31/05/2007), Endangered (kp 01/06/2007)

Asia's tiger economy: This week, a showdown in Kathmandu between conservationists and market enthusiasts, by Nirmal Ghosh (nt 13/04/2007), Tiger symposium to kick off (nn 16/04/2007), Declining tiger numbers worry int'l experts (kp 17/04/2007), Nepal forum tackles fate of tiger (BBC News 17/04/2007), Experts against lift on ban of tiger trade (nn 20/04/2007), "You need political will to save wildlife", interview with Steven Broad, executive director of TRAFFIC International (nt 20/04/2007), Nepal re-elected president of World Tiger Forum (nn 22/04/2007)

Leopard injures seven people (samn 13/04/2007)

Regional plans for tiger conservation (samn 06/04/2007)

Monkeys undergo vasectomy, by Pratap Bista (kp 05/04/2007)

Smuggled rare birds killed at TIA: Report (nn 31/03/2007), Experts condemns hasty killing of birds (samn 01/04/2007)

Water buffalos (nt 30/03/2007, originally in Samaya, 15 March)

Wild elephant kills woman (samn 27/03/2007)

Population of dolphin decreases in Nepal (samn 21/03/2007)

Ex-pilot, army man among others involved in rhino killing (nn 14/03/2007), Ex-pilot 'guilty' of killing 9 rhinos, by Binod Tripathi (kp 14/03/2007), Nepal pilot with royal links held for rhino poaching (wi 14/03/2007), Man held for giving bullets to poachers (samn 14/03/2007)

Diclofenac remains a threat to Nepal’s vultures (kp 11/03/2007)

Monkeys captured for vaccine research (kp 10/03/2007)

Two more wild buffaloes dead (kp 01/03/2007)

Maurading tuskers spread terror, by Ganesh Choudhary (kp 28/02/2007)

Nepal haven for wildlife traders: expert (samn 24/02/2007)

Baby rhinos in danger: De-horning may be the only way to save rhinos, by Tirtha Bahadur Shrestha (nt 23/02/2007)

Snow leopard spotted in Langtang, by Krishna Thapa (kp 21/02/2007)

Six held for rhino poaching, by Dipendra Baduwal & Narayan Sharma (kp 20/02/2007)

Moriarty calls for protection of rhinos (nn 15/02/2007), US ready to assist in rhino conservation, by Binod Tripathi (kp 15/02/2007)

Freshwater dolphins nearing extinction, by Pragati Shahi (kp 11/02/2007)

Nepal builds 'restaurants' for vultures (wi 09/02/2007)

CNP offices opened after warden's suspension, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 07/02/2007)

No peace dividend for Nepal's wildlife, by Navin Singh Khadka (BBC News 05/02/2007)

Primate business (nt 02/02/2007)

“If Present Trend Of Poaching Continues, It Will Be Bad News For Rhino Protection And Conservation”, by Udaya Raj Sharma (sp 02/02/2007)

Nepal counts tigers (IOL 31/01/2007)

Another rhino dies in CNP buffer zone, by Narayan Sharma (kp 30/01/2007), One rhino dead in CNP buffer zone area (nn 30/01/2007)

Steps to contain rhino poaching, by Ishwor N Rijal (kp 27/01/2007), NA to deploy 4 sniffer dogs to nab rhino poachers (kp 29/01/2007)

Locals help rescue injured pangolin (samn 24/01/2007)

Wild bird hunters increase in Morang (samn 24/01/2007)

Hunting pictures haunting conservationists, by Pragati / Baburam (kp 21/01/2007)

Wild tuskers’ attacks render locals homeless (kp 19/01/2007)

Tiger kills rhino (kp 18/01/2007)

Three poachers held in Chitwan (nn 17/01/2007)

Poaching of a nation, by Avantika Regmi (kp 16/01/2007)

IUCN gears up to save rhino (kp 10/01/2007), Experts demand fresh rhino census (samn 10/01/2007), Stop protecting poachers: Conservationists (kp 11/01/2007), 40 rhinos killed in Nepal in 12 months: report (pd 11/01/2007), Unabated Killing: As poachers claim another rhino in Chitwan, authorities scramble to prevent further poaching, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 12/01/2007), DFO to set up rhino conservation camps (kp 15/01/2007)

Dwindling blackbucks, by Bijaya K Pokharel (KP 07/01/2007)

Zoo rhinos denied love life, by Baburam Kharel (kp 06/01/2007)

Police poaching in park: Warden, by Kamal Panthi (kp 04/01/2007), Rhino poaching up in recent years, by Pragati Shahi (kp 06/01/2007)

Pampered life makes zoo animals plump, by Baburam Kharel (kp 03/01/2007)

Rhinos may be extinct in 20 yrs: experts (samn 01/01/2007), Rs 1.03m released for rhino protection, by Pragati Shah (kp 02/01/2007), Poachers kill another rhino in Chitwan (nn 02/01/2007), Amnestied rhino poachers at it again, by Pragati Shahi (kp 03/01/2007), Rare rhinos disappearing in Nepal, by Sushil Sharma (BBC News 03/01/2007), Poachers gore Nepal's rhino success story (wi 03/01/2007), Experts fear rhinos near extinction (Gulf Times 03/01/2007), Missing Nepal rhinos fox officials (tc 04/01/2007), Rare Nepal rhinos mysteriously disappear, by Gopal Sharma (Reuters 04/01/2007), Concerted efforts to be made for rhino conservation (nn 05/01/2007), Funding plea to save Nepal’s one-horned rhino (Khaleej Times 07/01/2007), No more freeing rhino poachers, says Badu (nn 07/01/2007), Govt responsible for surge in rhino poaching: MPs (kp 08/01/2007)

New-born elephants remain unnamed, by Pragati Shahi (kp 30/12/2006), Nepal royals' fall creates jumbo trouble (wi 30/12/2006)

Help sought to protect rhinos, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 30/12/2006)

Wild elephant kills two in Udaypur (nn 22/12/2006)

14-yr term, fine for rhino horn smugglers, by Narayan Sharma (kp 18/12/2006)

Under-manned jumbo breeding limps along, by Pragati Shahi (kp 17/12/2006)

Elephant kills one (samn 17/12/2006)

Endangered black bucks at higher risk, by Kamal Panthi (kp 14/12/2006)

Apex court instructs government to save rhinos (nn 04/12/2006), Rhino poaching on the rise (nn 06/12/2006), Poachers strike again in Chitwan (samn 06/12/2006), Rhinos & Chitwan (kp 07/12/2006), Rhino horn smugglers held (kp 09/12/2006), Rhino horn worth Rs 5 m seized; 4 held (samn 09/12/2006), Official apathy increases rhino poaching (kp 10/12/2006), Four security posts added in Chitwan (nn 11/12/2006), Notorious weed killing rhinos, by Pragati Shahi (kp 14/12/2006), Alarm Bells Ringing: The one-horned rhinos face fresh assault to their survival as poaching increases, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 15/12/2006), Another rhino dead, by Pragati Shahi (kp 22/12/2006), Dead rhino was poached, by Binod Tripathi (kp 24/12/2006), 'Poachers active to kill rhinos' (samn 24/12/2006)

Wild tusker kills forest guard, by Aman Koirala (kp 01/12/2006), Control tuskers or face stir: locals (samn 03/12/2006), Wild elephant kills girl in Sunsari (samn 07/12/2006)

Afterlife of a rhino (nt 01/12/2006)

Rescued pangolin dead; one held (samn 01/12/2006)

Man kills tiger (kp 30/11/2006)

Poachers kill another rhino in Chitwan National Park (nn 28/11/2006), 10 rhinos poached in a year, by Pragati Shahi (kp 30/11/2006)

Campaign for rhino protection, by Binod Tripathi (kp 19/11/2006)

Poaching unabated in Lamjung villages (samn 19/11/2006)

Nepal monkey lab plans raise int’l protests (kp 12/11/2006)

Dolphin experts’ team (samn 09/11/2006)

Wild elephant kills one more in Sunsari (samn 09/11/2006), Rampaging tusker caught (kp 19/11/2006)

Wild tuskers trample woman to death, toll reaches 8 (kp 06/11/2006)

Call to curb illegal wildlife trade (samn 04/11/2006), Rise in Nepal rhino deaths (tc 04/11/2006), Nepal rhinos threatened by resurgent poaching (Gulf Times 04/11/2006)

Three rhinos killed in two weeks (nn 30/10/2006), 3 women arrested for rhino poaching (kp 01/11/2006), Poachers target rare Nepal rhino, by Surendra Phuyal (BBC News 02/11/2006), Nepal's rhinos threatened by resurgent poaching, by Gopal Sharma (Reuters 03/11/2006)

Wild elephant rampage kills 5, by Pradeep Meyangbo (kp 26/10/2006), Elephants Rampage in Nepal: Seven people killed in five days, by Shekhar K.C. (on 27/10/2006),  Tusker kills one more (samn 28/10/2006),  Wild tusker kills 1 more, toll reaches 7, by Shankar Kharel (kp 29/10/2006)

Dogs done in on dogs’ own day, by Hariharsingh Rathour (kp 22/10/2006)

Poachers kill rhino for horn (kp 20/10/2006)

Wild elephants kill woman in Jhapa (samn 19/10/2006),  Wild elephant kills another woman (nn 25/10/2006),  Wild tuskers kill four (samn 25/10/2006)

Census on in City to count stray dogs (samn 17/10/2006)

Alarming Trend (rn 25/09/2006)

Conflict vs conservation: Post-conflict, conservation must remain with communities, by Sophia Tamot (nt 22/09/2006)

Country's first snake farm in Bara, by Upendra Lamichhane (kp 22/09/2006)

Monkey lab plans raise int'l protests (samn 21/09/2006)

Govt decision to free poachers denounced (samn 21/09/2006)

Sunsari folk repent killing of dolphin (samn 20/09/2006)

Indian flying fox on extinction, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (kp 26/08/2006)

One more rhino killed, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 17/08/2006)

Panel formed in Nepal to save rhinos (pd 16/08/2006)

Forest staff keep vigil with sticks, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 11/08/2006)

Snow Leopard Fights for Survival in Nepal: Little quarter given to the 'Queen of the Mountains', by Rupa Kharel (on 06/08/2006)

Locals seek wildlife reserve's management (kp 06/08/2006)

Govt to conserve one horned rhinos (samn 02/08/2006)

Nepali attempt to save vultures, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 29/07/2006), Drug ban gives vultures a fighting chance (kp 29/07/2006), Nepal drug boost for vultures (BirdLife International 02/08/2006)

2 rhinos dead, one missing in Chitwan, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 28/07/2006), 3 rhinos poached in a week (samn 30/07/2006)

4 die of snakebite in mid-western Nepal (pd 28/07/2006), 3 kids die of snakebite (kp 28/07/2006)

Youth against poachers: Chitwan youth fight back to protect rhinos and tigers, by Prerana Marasini (nt 21/07/2006)

Man and beast: Nepal can be proud of its Tharu elephant handlers, by Piers Locke (nt 21/07/2006)

Elephants on rampage (samn 13/07/2006)

Wild buffalo disappearing in Koshi Tappu, by Post B Basnet (kp 09/07/2006)

Poachers nabbed (samn 13/06/2006)

Alarming decline in Nepal's rhinos and tigers in former Maoist stronghold (EurekAlert 31/05/2006), Rhino, Tiger count down in Bardia (kp 01/06/2006), Bardia National Park sees sharp decline in rhino, tiger pupulations (nn 01/06/2006), Poaching is up (kp 02/06/2006), Nepal's wildlife population declines due to conflict (wi 03/04/2006)

Freshwater dolphins facing extinction (samn 27/05/2006)

Rhino poaching continues (kp 07/05/2006), Poaching threatening rhinoceroses in Nepal (People's Daily 08/05/2006)

A Positive Spin: New training methods make for happier elephants at Royal Chitwan National Park (sp 14/04/2006)

Rare praise for the Nepalese army (BBC News 24/03/2006)

Snow Leopards Found in Nepal's Langtang National Park, by Deepak Gajurel (Environment News Service 24/03/2006)

Decision to gift rhinos draws flak (samn 19/03/2006)

Vulture in crisis, by Siddhartha Bajra Bajracharya (kp 11/03/2006)

Locals kill seven red pandas in eastern Nepal (TMC Net 07/03/2006)

Experts fear tiger population on decline (samn 04/03/2006)

Soaring again: A new veterinary drug may allow vulture populations in India and Nepal to revive, by Marty Logan (nt 17/02/2006)

Vulture-friendly livestock drug sought (samn 08/02/2006)

Danphes being killed indiscriminately (samn 25/01/2005)

Notorious wildlife trader Tsewang arrested in Nepal: Is Tsewang none other than South Asia’s most-wanted wildlife criminal Tashi Tsering? (ie 14/12/2005)

King of jungle faces threat from poachers, by Kamal Panthi (kp 27/11/2005)

Dolphin found in Narayani river (nn 06/11/2005)

Rhino killed in Chitwan national park (kp 20/10/2005)

Illegal Cross-Border Trading in Tiger Skin: India to hold talks with China, Nepal (Daily Star 08/10/2005)

Trans-Himalayan tiger organs trade thrives, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 24/09/2005)

Conflict's conservation toll, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 03/08/2005)

Saving Nepal's Rhinos: One truckload at a time, by Deepak Gajurel (Environment News Service 02/08/2005)

The no-horned Asiatic rhinoceros: Poaching depletes Chitwan's rhinos and threatens to unravel Nepal's greatest conservation success story, by P Ghimire (nt 29/07/2005)

Ten rhinos killed in three months, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 13/07/2005), Rhinos fall prey to Nepal turmoil (wi 13/07/2005), Rhino poachers (kp 14/07/2005)

Tussle With Tuskers: As the number of human population increases, the incidents of conflict between human and elephant, too, is on the rise (sp 24/06/2005)

Illegal wildlife trade between India and China thriving via Nepal, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 18/05/2005)

Revelation Of Rhino Census Critical Population Decline, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 08/05/2005)

Nepal rhino population declines (BBC News 19/04/2005), Rhino success story receives jolt, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 20/04/2005)

Tigers: No Room To Roam, by Keshab Poudel (sp 25/03/2005

Blackbuck count up despite little conservation, by Shandip KC (kp 17/01/2005)

Tigers killed by adult tiger, not poisoned (kp 16/01/2005)

Suklaphanta rhino ends up in Kanpur zoo, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 16/01/2005)

Conflict making ‘save rhino’ mission tough (ht 29/12/2004)

PM stresses curb on poaching: City a hub where skins, bones of rare animals are sold (ht 08/12/2004), Concerted efforts a must to curb wildlife crime (ht 08/12/2004), Illegal trade in wildlife increasing (rn 08/12/2004), Stop poaching (ht 09/12/2004)

Endangered Fish (rn 08/01/2005)

Little things they do for tigers (kp 07/12/2004)

Poachers rule the roost in Annapurna range, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (ht 04/12/2004)

Captive breeding to protect vultures, by Shandip KC (kp 23/11/2004)

The return of the unicorns, by Khadga Basnet (kp 21/11/2004)

Antelopes released in Mrigasthali (rn 20/11/2004)

Shooting tigers through the lens, by Shandip K.C. (kp 10/11/2004)

Amorous elephant’s escapades excite humans, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 08/11/2004)

Birds of passage: Let’s watch birds so they don’t disappear, by Naresh Newar (nt 05/11/2004)

CITES And Trade Of Wildlife Species, by Subas Dhakal (sp 05/11/2004)

Caring Tigers: After years of funding woes, Nepal's world renowned wildlife could finally receive the facilities they so desperately need (sp 05/11/2004)

Wildlife in peril in Ilam (ht 28/10/2004)

Wild boars wreak havoc in maize fields in Ilam (ht 17/10/2004)

Tiger kills eight year old boy in Kavre (rn 26/09/2004)

Translocated one-horned rhino gives birth (ht 16/09/2004)

Is the Royal Bengal Tiger changing habitat? by Shandip KC (kp 10/09/2004)

Nepal’s Wildlife, by Santanu Regmi (rn 09/09/2004)

‘Terai landscape conservation best hope for big cats’ (kp 19/08/2004)

Wild boars create havoc in Dang (rn 24/07/2004)

Tiger cubs growing, so is burden, by Shandip K.C. (kp 20/07/2004)

Nepal transit point of wildlife trade in SA (rn 15/07/2004)

Two arrested with rhino horns (ht 11/07/2004)

Poachers rule the roost in hunting reserve, by Gyanendra Gautam (ht 09/07/2004)

Wildlife And Law, a book review (sp 02/07/2004)

Wild encounters terrify people (kp 08/06/2004)

Concern over exploitation of Nepali monkeys (kp 08/06/2004)

20,000 fingerlings released in Madi river (ht 06/06/2004)

Dogmandu, by Shraddha Basnyat (nt 04/06/2004)

Smuggling of birds rampant (ht 02/06/2004)

Local variety of fish vanishing due to pollution (rn 29/05/2004)

Illegal Trade: Mangal Man Shakya compiles different case stories to expose the flourishing trade of wild life in Nepal, a book review (sp 28/05/2004)

Out In The Cold: The Queens of the Mountains are suffering from varieties of problems like habitat loss, retaliatory killings and poaching, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 28/05/2004)

Appearance of new bird in Chitwan puzzles scientists, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 24/05/2004)

Vultures on verge of extinction (rn 20/05/2004)

"Birds in Nepal" released (ht 08/05/2004)

Rising leopard killings throw up several questions, by Shandip KC (kp 07/05/2004)

Poisoning stray dogs endangers other animals too (kp 05/05/2004), Canine craze grips Kathmanduites, by Khagendra Bhattarai (rn 05/05/2004), Work begins to control stray dogs (rn 09/05/2004), KATC comes to the rescue of stray dogs (kp 10/05/2004)

US trespassers kill tiger in Chitwan Park, by Pravakar Ghimire (kp 02/05/2004), Tigress was not killed, letter by Lisa Choegyal (kp 07/05/2004), Park staff teach hunting skills to orphaned cub, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 10/05/2004)

Regional networking must to curb illegal wildlife trade (kp 29/04/2004)

Nepal still a ‘hotspot’ for illegal wildlife traders, by Shandip KC (kp 27/04/2004)

Border fencing in Upper Mustang bars wildlife movement, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 26/04/2004)

For high-altitude yak herders snow leopard is Enemy No 1 (kp 26/04/2004)

Meet on wildlife trade in South Asia in Kathmandu (rn 24/04/2004)

Pa becomes key income source in Rasuwa (kp 24/04/2004)

Two gharials bred in captivity Bhutan bound (kp 24/04/2004)

End of Terror: With the culling of two man-eaters, three-months-long terror of tiger comes to an end, by Keshab Poudel (sp 23/04/2004)

Mahoots Minders of Chitwan’s elephants, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 23/04/2004)

Leopard straying into Balaju house creates terror (rn 22/04/2004)

Improved anti-poaching drive brings down rhino mortality, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 20/04/2004)

Lack of focus hurts wildlife experts (ht 13/04/2004)

Growing yak movement puts red panda in peril, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 13/04/2004)

Man-eater wildcats pose threat (ht 03/04/2004)

Bid to halt vulture population decline, by Shree Ram Subedi (ht 02/04/2004)

Huge cache of animal skins, bones recovered (kp 30/03/2004)

Part of UN Park to become bird sanctuary (kp 25/03/2004)

Teams to capture man-eating tiger (kp 23/03/2004)

This ‘merger’ is not on, argue bio experts, by Shree Ram Subedi (ht 20/03/2004)

On Rough Waters: Fund crunch could hit endangered Gharial crocodiles in Chitawan even as they were being successfully reared in captivity in the recent past, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 19/03/2004)

Two leopards terrorise Chovar residents (ht 06/03/2004)

Vultures Dying Off: Disappearing Bird, by Keshab Poudel (sp 05/03/2004)

3 new bird species spotted in Chitwan (ht 03/02/2004)

Koshi Tappu bird festival from Monday (ht 01/02/2004)

Elephants destroy houses (kp 29/01/2004)

Local monkeys in for lethal times in US labs, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (kp 29/01/2004)

Year of the monkey: We could see the beginning of a new Nepali trade—monkeys for medical science, by Naresh Newar (nt 23/01/2004)

Monkeying around, by Pema Sherpa (kp 23/01/2004)

Killer tiger of 8 still at large, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 22/01/2004)

Pachyderms pose elephantine problems, by Peshal Acharya (kp 21/01/2004)

Ten rhinos to be translocated in February, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 16/01/2004)

Wild elephant terror continues in Rautahat (kp 14/01/2004)

Monkey menace at Indian embassy (kp 14/01/2004)

5 killed in tiger, elephant attacks (kp 13/01/2004)

One dies from rhino attack: Wild elephants create havoc (kp 12/01/2004)

Birds of a feather: Almost one-fourth of 850 bird species in Nepal are found on Shibapuri National Park, by Sraddha Basnyat (nt 02/01/2004)

Monkey menace in Maijubahal area, by Pema Sherpa (kp 02/01/2004)

Wild elephants destroy 12 houses in Sarlahi (kp 01/01/2004), Elephants destroy houses in Udayapur, Bhadrapur (kp 02/01/2004), Wild elephants kill 3, destroy vegetable and sugarcane plantation (kp 03/01/2004), Wild elephants kill two, destroy 18 houses (kp 05/01/2004)

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Background

King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation

WWF Nepal

Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation

Bird Watching (Nepal Traveller, January 2003)

Danphe, national bird of Nepal