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)