Dolphin population in Nepal’s Karnali river drops to three
Experts cite water depletion and habitat loss as main reasons.
Experts cite water depletion and habitat loss as main reasons.
Fear of such attacks has kept locals away from forests, affecting farming and fodder collection.
Conservationists say dwindling prey in forests is pushing leopards into human settlements.
The rhinos' cross into India is due to lack of water sources and proper habitats in Nepal, conservationists say. About 20 are thought to have moved.
The District Administration Office in Bardiya has intensified security measures at the Nepal-India border checkpoints to curb the illegal smuggling of drugs from India.
Houses in Auri, Bhagatpur, and Dudha of Barbardiya Municipality-8 were inundated as these areas have been experiencing heavy rainfall.
The elephants have grown violent of late, due to lack of food inside the national park and also because the locals chase them away to protect their crops, said a resident whose…