Red List update shows up global failure to slow biodiversity loss
The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species should cause alarm over the continuing unprecedented loss of species and the failure so far of mechanisms to arrest biodiversity loss, WWF said today. More than one third of the species assessed for this year's Red List update were classified as threatened with extinction.
Tiger experts call for urgent action to save species
More than 250 experts, scientists and government delegates from 13 tiger range countries this week called for immediate action to save tigers before the species disappears from the wild, citing the urgent need for increased protection against tiger poaching and trafficking in tiger parts.
Nepal expands critical tiger habitat
The Government of Nepal announced today an expansion of Bardia National Park in the Terai Arc Landscape by 900 sq km, which will increase critical habitat for tigers.
Climate Witness: Apa Sherpa, Nepal
Apa Sherpa is a professional mountaineer from Thame, Nepal who has summited Everest 19 times. Over the last 20 years he has been witness to the impacts of climate change in the Himalayan region.
Conserveation Heroes remembered
Kathmandu, Nepal – The second National Conservation Day was observed remembering the Conservation Heroes who lost their lives in the tragic helicopter accident on 23 September 2006 at Ghunsa, Kangchenjunga.
Prime Minister of Nepal to take climate change message from 207,552 Nepali youth and Sherpa community to International leaders
Kathmandu, Nepal – Rt. Honorable Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has pledged to handover a petition against Climate Injustice signed by 207,552 youth from around Nepal when he meets UN Secretary General H.E. Ban Ki-moon during the UN Climate Change Summit to be held on 22 September 2009 in New York.
Flying frog among hundreds of new species discovered in Eastern Himalayas
Over 350 new species including a miniature deer, a “flying frog” and a 100 million-year old gecko have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas, a biological treasure trove now threatened by climate change.
2008 population estimate confirms the presence of 121 adult tigers in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal - The first ever overall nation-wide estimate of the tiger population brought a positive ray of hope among conservationists. The figures announced by the Nepal Government's Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) shows the presence of 121 (100 – 194) adult tigers in the wild within the four protected areas of Nepal.
300 – 400 snow leopards estimated to be found in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal - The preliminary population estimate of snow leopards in the Nepal Himalaya conducted by WWF in collaboration with the government's Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) has showed the presence of about 300-400 animals.
WWF supports Government of Nepal for biodiversity conservation
Kathmandu, Nepal – WWF Nepal signed a grant agreement with Government of Nepal's Department of Forests (DoF) and Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) on 14 July 2009 to support biodiversity conservation and sustainable community development programmes in Nepal.