Rather, Nepal's government should focus on "expanding protected areas that have reasonable natural densities of prey and tigers," Dr Karanth adds. If wildlife is spilling out of protected areas in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal is both a source and transit hub for wildlife crime targeting iconic species like tigers, rhinos and pangolins. Conservationist Prasanna ...

So, the prime minister’s proposal to promote wildlife diplomacy may not be such a bad idea since it would raise Nepal’s international profile and highlight the country ... If there are too many tigers ...

Nepal has been praised for tripling its tiger population in just a decade, but Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli warns the achievement may have gone too far.

A wildfire in the Gaurishankar Conservation Area, which had been raging since January 28, has finally been brought under ...

Recognizing this, the UNODC Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment (GPCAE) equips law enforcement officers ...

“Nepal is committed to stopping wildlife crime, which is robbing Nepal of its natural resources, putting the lives of rangers and local communities at risk, and feeding into global criminal networks,” ...

But in December last year, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli pushed back on the widely celebrated rebound of tigers, saying, "For us, 150 tigers are enough," and suggesting his government may seek ...

On the morning of Jan. 5, a soldier deployed at the Chitwan National Park shot a wild elephant (Elephas maximus) after it ...

Officers of a newly established police Wildlife Crime Unit targeting the illegal killing and trade of protected animals in Nepal have conducted three successful operations disrupting criminal ...