When barriers and fences failed, farmers switched from paddy and maize to tusker-resistant crops such as tea, lemons and even ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Wildlife crime continues to plague Nepal, even as the law enforcement strives at the forefront. The country functions both as a source and transit hub for wildlife trade. Most of ...
Nepal has been celebrated globally for tripling its tiger population in a decade - but Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli thinks the country may have been too successful.
Nepal and India have brought tigers back from the brink of extinction. Now, as those big cats expand their territory, ...
A brewing controversy over private cable car projects in Nepal’s hills has taken a new turn after the country’s planning ...
Tigers are in fact "a major source of revenue": wildlife tourism and tiger safaris are a "big source of income" for communities near the national parks. An average of 3,000 people in Nepal are ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal is both a source and transit hub for wildlife crime targeting iconic species like tigers, rhinos and pangolins. Conservationist Prasanna ...
Karki now serves as patron of the NGO Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) and volunteers as a member of the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy at the IUCN, the global wildlife ...
Rather, Nepal's government should focus on "expanding protected areas that have reasonable natural densities of prey and tigers," Dr Karanth adds. If wildlife is spilling out of protected areas in ...