Golden
Monitor Lizard, by Rajesh Dhungamna (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)
Woman
hurt
in leopard attack, by Anup Ojha (kp 23/01/2016), Leopard
on
the prowl rescued from a house in Kirtipur (ht
23/01/2016)
Two
held
for dealing in leopard skin, bones (ht 23/01/2016)
Tiger
count
underway in Bardiya National Park, by Nirmal Ghimire
(rep 22/01/2016)
9
children killed in leopard attacks in past five years:
Encroachment of wildlife habitat identified as one of
the major causes for increasing incidence of
human-wildlife conflict (kp 21/01/2016)
China
seeks
two pairs of one-horned rhino (ht 18/01/2016)
Boundary
demarcation
for zoological garden begins (ht 18/01/2016)
Madhes
agitation
affects flow of bird watchers to Koshi Tapu, by
Rohit Rai (rep 18/01/2016)
Water
bird
count kicks off in Chitwan, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp
17/01/2016)
Smuggling
of
rare endangered herbs to China rampant in Humla, Mugu
(ht 17/01/2016)
Study:
As
least 45 red pandas in Rara Park (kp 16/01/2016)
KMC
prefers
cows to oxen: To check the number of neglected animals,
KMC will provide sexed semen to cattle farmers to
inseminate mature cows, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
15/01/2016)
Leopard
attacks
threatening kids (ht 15/01/2016)
CIB
steps
up anti-wildlife crime operation throughout nation
(ht 15/01/2015)
Leopard
attacks
claim 9 kids in 3 yrs (kp 15/01/2016)
A
dogged drive against stray dogs of Capital: A dogged
drive against stray dogs of Capital, by Gaurav Thapa
(kp 14/01/2016)
Wildlife
department
working to manage seized animal parts (kp
14/01/2016)
Banjara
involvement
a new trend in tiger poaching: Police (rep
14/01/2016)
Water
bird
count begins (kp 11/01/2016)
Wild
cat
in concrete jungle: Pard on the prowl prompts panic
(kp 10/01/2016)
Blackbuck
conservation
under threat: Officials, by Chitranga Thapa (kp
10/01/2016)
Tibetan
Lark
found in Upper Humla (kp 09/01/2016)
Another
orchid
species to boast, by Shiva Sharma (kp 08/01/2016)
NA
starts
operation to curb wildlife poaching (kp 08/01/2016)
Snow
leopard
kills herd of goats (kp 06/01/2016)
Tusker
menace
leaves Punarbas farmland barren, by Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 03/01/2016)
Training
on
rhino conservation: NA personnel taught to use equipment
such as camera, binoculars and GPS, by Kamal Panthi
(kp 02/01/2016)
Big
mammals
of Central Zoo to be relocated to new home, by Anup
Ojha (kp 31/12/2015)
Jumbos
to
the jungle: We should stop using elephants for human
entertainment at Chitwan National Park, by Ananta
Prakash Subedi (kp 29/12/2015)
Poaching
of
protected birds goes unchecked, by Basanta Pratap
Singh (kp 17/12/2015)
When
man
and elephant collide, by Siddhartha B. Bajracharya
(kp 01/11/2015)
Deal
signed
to study Chure wildlife, diversity (kp 17/11/2015)
Villagers
want
protected area for monkeys, by Chandra Karki (kp
15/11/2015)
Danfe,
wild
animals poaching rife in Bajhang, by Jagat Khadka
(kp 09/11/2015)
Three
held
with animal parts in two weeks (kp 01/11/2015)
Illegal
fishing
goes unchecked in Makwanpur, by Pratap Bista (kp
27/10/2015)
Wild
tuskers
unleash terror in Madi; destroy houses, crops (ht
25/10/2015)
Police
arrest
absconding poacher from Hetaunda (ht 25/10/2015)
Pangolin
conservation
campaign launched in Kavre district (ht 19/10/2015)
Dhorpatan
Hunting
Reserve hikes hunting fees, by Dilip Poudel (rep
10/10/2015)
Over
200
wildlife species discovered in Eastern Himalayas
(rep 10/10/2015)
Over
200
new species found in eastern Himalayas: WWF report
(ht 07/10/2015)
Erosion
shrinks
swamp deer habitat in SWR, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
06/10/2015)
Tarai
bird
spotted in Kaski wetland, by Shiva Sharma (kp
05/10/2015)
Electric
fence
fails to prevent tusker terror, by Shankar Acharya
(kp 23/09/2015)
Govt
mulls
new model of zoo operation : A amendment proposal to the
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act allows
institutions or agencies to operate zoos (kp
16/09/2015)
Govt
to
revive ‘wildlife gifting’, by Pragati Shahi (kp
13/09/2015)
Survival
of
wild yaks under increasing threat, by Pragati Shahi
(kp 01/09/2015)
Offset
fencing
begins in Jhapa (ht 30/08/2015)
Snagging
Sabo:
The rewards to doing fieldwork are innumerable, but
perhaps the most rewarding of rewards in my career has
been the spotting of the snow leopard—Sabo—twice last
year, by Bishnu Prasad Devkota (kp 22/08/2015))
Electric
fence
project begins at Bahundangi, by Parbat Portel (kp
17/08/2015)
Wildlife
body
parts smuggling rampant (ht 16/08/2015)
Pangolin
poaching,
smuggling on rise (kp 06/08/2015)
Pollution,
urbanisation
threatening large birds in Valley (ht 06/08/2015)
Phedi
villagers
want govt support in red panda conservation, by
Dambar Singh Rai (kp 03/08/2015), Khotang
locals
step in to conserve red panda (ht 08/08/2015)
Five-year
plan
for vulture conservation released (ht 01/08/2015), 5-year
plan
to conserve vultures (kp 02/08/2015)
Foundation
stone
laid for Pokhara zoo (ht 01/08/2015)
Tiger
count
soars in Banke, Bardiya, Shuklaphanta (kp
30/07/2015), Wild
cat
population up but threats persist (ht 30/07/2015)
Global
tiger
day: ‘Habitat chief conservation challenge’, by
Pragati Shahi (kp 29/07/2015)
Smuggling
threatens
big cats (ht 23/07/2015)
Metropolis
to
keep record of livestock (ht 23/07/2015)
Domestic
animals
to be recorded, by Anup Ojha (kp 20/07/2015)
Red
panda
conservation bid (ht 19/07/2015)
AWZNN
seeks
guarantee of animal rights in constitution (ht
18/07/2015)
Tusker
kills
girl (ht 16/07/2015)
National
animal:
Janajati CA members bat for rhino, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp 14/07/2015)
15
Krishnasar
blackbucks relocated, by Kamal Panthi (kp
09/07/2015), 12
black
bucks shifted to Shuklaphanta, by Rajendra Bhatta
(ht 11/07/2015)
Red
Panda
Network initiates conservation efforts (ht
09/07/2015)
Parasitic
infections
threaten red panda, by Ananda Gautam (kp 08/07/2015)
Langtang
National
Park closed for Red Panda's breeding season, by
Nirajan Poudel (ht 08/07/2015)
Need
of
National Zoological Garden stressed (ht 28/06/2015)
The
last
Shangrila, by Abhinawa Devkota (kp 27/06/2015) [on
Pallas cat]
Bio-corridor
for
conservation of endangered tigers (kp 23/06/2015)
Landslides,
floods
take toll on Tamor River fish (ht 12/06/2015)
Animals
also
suffered: An estimated 150,000 chicken, 8,000 water
buffaloes and cows and 14,500 pigs and goats died in the
quakes, by Sonia Awale (nt 12/06/2015)
Two
killed
in tusker attack (kp 11/06/2015)
Number
of
stray cattle up in capital, by Thomas Bogaty (ht
09/06/2015)
2nd
snow
leopard gets radio-tagged (kp 06/06/2015), Snow
leopard
collared with GPS (ht 09/06/2015)
Two
tuskers
found dead in two weeks, by Parbat Portel (kp
06/06/2015), Tusker
terror
in Jhapa villages (ht 06/06/2015)
Snakebite
kills
10-year-old (ht 04/06/2015)
Rhino
population
up by 21 pc, by Bhusan Yadav and Pragati Shahi (kp
06/05/2015)
3rd
zero
poaching yr of rhinos observed (kp 05/05/2015)
Central
Zoo
habitants survive Great Earthquake, by Thomas Bogaty
(ht 05/05/2015)
Success
story:
International experts and delegates from various Asian
countries have lauded Nepal's success in curbing wildlife
poaching as an inspiration, by Riwaj Rai (rep
25/04/2015)
Wildlife
Conservation
For Our Future, by Bijaya Raj Paudyal (rn 22/04/2015)
Wild
animals
in CNP eating plastic, by Chandni Hamal (rep
22/04/2015)
Govt
set
to introduce DNA barcode to curb wildlife smuggling
(ht 22/04/2015)
‘Extinct’
wild
yak found in Humla: Study, by Pragati Shahi (kp
21/04/2015), Wild
yak
spotted after 50 years, by Riwaj Rai (rep 21/04/2015)
Leopard
preys
on 7-yr-old boy (kp 21/04/2015)
Taplejung
fire:
Auckland Zoo to help rebuild conservation office (kp
18/04/2015)
One-horned
rhino
census to start in Shuklaphanta today (ht 18/04/2015)
Patrolling
in
three districts to save wildlife, medicinal herbs (ht
18/04/2015)
Wildlife
week
gets underway (kp 15/04/2015)
Rare
species
of bird sighted at Chitwan National Park, by Bhusan
Yadav (kp 13/04/2015)
20,000
goats
sacrificed in Dhading temple every year, by Harihar
Singh Rathaur (kp 11/04/2015)
Suklaphanta
Wildlife
Reserve faces staff crunch, regular work affected (ht
11/04/2015)
Nepal
set
to start rhinoceros census from Saturday (ht
09/04/2015), Rhino
census
gets under way, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 12/04/2015), Census
of
one-horned rhino kicks off in Parsa, by Tilak Ram
Rimal (ht 12/04/2015)
Govt
policy
to blame for rise in snake bite deaths, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 08/04/2015)
Relocation
of
settlement proposed to combat poaching in BNP, by
Kamal Panthi (kp 08/04/2015)
Chain-free
enclosure
for CNP elephants (kp 07/04/2015)
International
zoo
to be established in Kaski (ht 04/04/2015)
1
dead, 7 hurt as rhino goes on rampage, by Pratap
Bista (kp 31/03/2015), Runaway
rhino
returns to Chitwan National Park, by Pratap Bista
(kp 01/04/2015)
Stray
dogs
terrorise locals (kp 29/03/2015)
Sans
operational
permit, regional zoo in limbo, by Amrita Anmol (kp
25/03/2015)
Carrying
Chitwan:
Elephants play a pivotal role in Chitwan’s tourism
industry. But the pachyderms and their handlers have to
put up with a lot of hardship to ensure that the
industry hums along, by Prateebha Tuladhar (kp
21/03/2015)
2nd
rhino
collared at Khata corridor, by Pragati Shahi (kp
11/03/2014)
Mosquitoes
adapting
to high altitudes as climate warms, by Riwaj Rai
(rep 07/03/2015)
Govt
to
build international standard zoo in Bhaktapur, by
Riwaj Rai (rep 07/03/2015)
Four
killed
in wild elephant rampage (kp 06/03/2015)
First
wildlife
hospital to be constructed (ht 05/03/2015), Foundation
stone
laid for wildlife hospital, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp
06/03/2015)
The
vulture
song: In-situ conservation along with conservation
advocacy will help revive the vulture population, by
Anisha Pokharel (kp 03/03/2015)
Hunting
of
protected birds, animals ‘on rise’, by Shiva Sharma
(kp 26/02/2015)
‘Turn
foothills
of Dhaulagiri into wildlife corridor’, by Ghanashyam
Khadka (kp 26/02/2015)
ACAP
registers
3 new mammals, by Shiva Sharma (kp 23/02/2015)
Far
West
‘transit’ for wildlife smugglers, by Bhawani Bhatta
(kp 22/02/2014)
Illegal
trade
of pangolin grew ‘eight-fold’ (kp 22/02/2015), Pains
of
the pangolin: Government must implement programmes to
put an end to poaching, illegal trade, and habitat
destruction of the pangolin, by Suman Acharya (kp
22/02/2015)
Cabinet
okays
Suryabinayak zoo plan: The proposed zoo will be spread
over 245 hectares in Gundu, Sipadol and Katunje in
Bhaktapur (kp 15/02/2015), Central
Zoo
to be shifted to Bhaktapur, by Thomas Bogati (ht
18/02/2015)
Tuskers
destroy
houses (kp 15/02/2015)
As
numbers
rise, big cats need ‘more space’, by Pragati Shahi
(kp 12/02/2015)
Rampaging
tuskers
leave locals terrified (ht 12/02/2015)
Dhading
folks
relive nightmare as rabid hounds run amok, by
Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 12/02/2015)
Nepal's
vulture
numbers show encouraging rise, by Riwaj Rai (rep
09/02/2015)
Nepal
welcomed
600 bird species this winter (ht 07/02/2015)
CNP
lauded
for tiger conservation effort, by Pragati Shahi (kp
07/02/2015), CNP
recognized
as best conservation area for tigers, by Riwaj Rai
(rep 07/02/2015)
Experts
at
symposium discuss zero poaching (ht 06/02/2015)
Tiger
numbers
soar in Bardiya Park, by Kamal Panthi (kp
05/02/2015), Burning
bright:
Curbing the trade in animal parts must complement tiger
conservation efforts (kp 06/02/2015)
Victims
of
tusker attack deprived of compensation, by Parbat
Portel (kp 05/02/2015)
China
demand
for tiger parts fuelling poaching: Experts (ht
04/02/2015)
Nepal
feted
for zero poaching yrs: Wild tiger population along the
13 tiger-range countries is between 3,200 to 3,500
(kp 03/02/2015)
Anti-poaching
summit
kicks off (kp 02/02/2015)
Hunters
turn
into ‘conservationists’: Due to snowfall on foothills of
Mt Pabil and Mt Ganesh in northern Dhading, red pandas
have lately started straying intohuman settlements
(kp 02/02/2015)
‘Safer’
habitat
being built for conservation of blackbucks, by Kamal
Panthi (kp 28/01/2015)
Poaching,
illegal
trade in protected rare species up (ht 28/01/2015)
Jagdishpur
Lake
sees rise in number of water birds (kp 27/01/2015)
Bird
population
in wetlands dwindling, by KB Rana (rep 24/01/2015)
Poaching
of
rare speciesup in Annapurna area (ht 23/01/2015)
Indian
man
held with endangered tiger’s hide, bones, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 21/01/2015)
Leopards
kill
six blackbucks in one month, by Kamal Panthi (kp
21/01/2015)
Water
birds
under threat from habitat loss, by Bimal Khatiwada
(20/01/2015)
Endangered
hyena
found in Dang forest (ht 19/01/2015)
Health
camp
for elephants, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 17/01/2015)
Only
tigress
in Central Zoo dies (kp 15/01/2015)
Number
of
water birds ‘declining’, by Shiva Sharma (kp
15/01/2015)
Poaching,
smuggling
of rare animals up in Bajura district of late (ht
15/01/2015)
Snow
leopard
study becoming difficult: Experts, by Ananda Gautam
(kp 14/01/2015)
Rabid
jackals
terrorise Dhading locals (kp 12/01/2015)
CNP
to
keep more elephants off chain (kp 09/01/2015), Freed
from
chains, tuskers more vulnerable in the wild, by
Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 12/01/2015), Drawing
for
awareness on captive elephants (kp 13/01/2015)
Fences
to
be built to prevent wild animals from entering human
settlements, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (rep 09/01/2015)
Nepal’s
Good
Luck Cat: The discovery of the endangered Pallas Cat in
Manang has encouraged conservationists studying
Himalayan biodiversity, by Sonam Tashi Lama (nt
09/01/2015)
2
held with animal parts (kp 07/01/2015)
Forest
worker’s
demise big loss for conservation, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp 05/01/2014)
Nepal,
India
to develop wildlife corridor (kp 04/01/2014)
Man-eating
leopard
killed, by Birendra K.C. (kp 04/01/2015)
Tusker
troubles
Thori villagers, by Shankar Acharya (kp 04/01/2015)
Know
your
rights: Those with riparian rights to river basins must be
given knowledge regarding the sanctity and utility of
their water, by SarahLevine (kp 02/01/2015) |