Tag: #national parks
Articles tagged with #national parks
Not out of the woods yet in Nepal
The draft of a new national park and wildlife conservation bill threatens to undo Nepal’s decades-long success in nature protection
Conservation vs Conservatives
Nepal’s minister sees national parks as a gold mine, not as an ecosystem to be protected
Protecting Nepal’s parks by saving buffer zones
Next generation buffer zone policies will help conserve the country’s natural diversity for the future
The unsung heroes of conservation
Piprahar in Chitwan. Photo: MUNA THAPA/WWF NEPALIndigenous people and local communities provide the best long-term outcomes for conservation at…
Chitwan can accommodate more tigers
Photo: WWFWhen a wildlife census in Chitwan National Park in 2013 counted 120 tigers, conservationists were elated. It meant Nepal was well on…
Unsung heroes of Nepal’s tiger recovery
Piprahar in Chitwan. Photos: MUNA THAPA/WWF NEPALNepal serves as a global tiger conservation success story. Despite a decade-long civil war,…
Coronavirus shutdown gives Nepal’s nature a respite
Chitlang, Makwanpur. Photo: KUNDA DIXITWhile humans all over the planet are being challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has given nature…
How many rhinos is enough rhinos?
Photo: KUNDA DIXITDespite Nepal achieving zero rhino poaching for the past five years, conservationists say the country should not let its guard…
World’s rangers face wide-ranging challenges
Tharu dancers parade in Sauraha on opening night. All photos: RANJAN RAMCHANDANIIt is an indication of just how dangerous the job of rangers is…
Is wildlife conservation a victim of its own success in Nepal?
Photo: DIVISION FOREST OFFICE TANAHUWildlife-human conflict is intensifying in Nepal, but while in the mountains, it is due to increased forest…
East - West City
PLAIN SPEAKING: The village of Manahari has now expanded along the highway, engulfing other towns to become a city. This trend is turning…
Clouded future for the Clouded Leopard
MEOW: A Clouded Leopard photographed inside a zoo in Gangtok, Sikkim recently. Pic:Yadav GhimireyAn amateur photographer recently sighted a…