38 Nepali wildlife traffickers who fled prisons on September 9 yet to be recaptured
Most of the fugitives were serving sentences for rhino poaching and trafficking of pangolin scales and other protected species.
Ramesh Kumar Paudel
Notorious Nepali rhino poachers escape again during mass jailbreak
Conservationists warn the escape of convicted poachers, including long-time fugitive Bindar Singh Praja, poses grave threat to Nepal’s rhino population.
Food and spices stranded on Nepal highway ahead of festival
Landslides along Narayanghat–Muglin route choke Kathmandu’s lifeline, leaving goods and passengers stranded for days.
With Nepal’s elephant safaris declining, operators turn to ‘bush walks’
Changing tourist preferences and animal welfare concerns push Chitwan’s entrepreneurs to explore new elephant-friendly activities.
Rare butterfly sighted in Nepal after 51 years
Rediscovery of the silver-streaked acacia blue excites conservationists, as experts plan further study.
How the pandemic inspired a Nepali farmer’s new venture
A 64-year-old Chandra Kant Sapkota becomes a jujube farming pioneer in Chitwan. He supplies around 20 quintals of the fruit daily to Kathmandu.
In Nepal’s Chitwan National Park, a crocodile on a riverbank, peacocks and rhinos in the forest
Rhinos can also often be seen grazing in grasslands or resting under the shade of sal trees.
In Nepal’s Chitwan, unchecked human-wildlife conflict adds to conservation challenges
Better habitat management, timely identification of problematic animals and increased community engagement are key for conflict control, experts say.
Tricks to deter tiger attacks in Nepal
Inspired by findings in Botswana, conservationists are painting symbols on livestock in Chitwan National Park’s buffer zone to trick tigers and leopards.
Ten rhinos found dead in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park since July
With horns and hooves of these rhinos intact, the recent deaths are likely due to natural causes or accidents.