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Conservation and environmental news: Nepal

Tree planting

Beauty with the Beasts

Sugarika KC, WWF Nepal Conservation Ambassador and Miss Nepal 2005, visits Nepal’s oldest national park on World Environment Day.

Posted on 16 June 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

sweeping operation on elephants

WWF Nepal statement on rhino and tiger populations in Bardia National Park

WWF Nepal expresses concern over an increase of poaching and a possible decline in rhino and tiger populations in the Babai River floodplain in Nepal's Bardia National Park.

Posted on 01 June 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Greater one-horned rhino female and young, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Nepal’s rhinos and tigers in decline

Recent field visits to remote areas of Nepal’s Bardia National Park have revealed a decline in rhino and tiger populations, indicating widespread poaching.

Posted on 31 May 2006 | 1 comments | Read more

 Qiqi, the only captive Yangtze River dolphin, which died in July 2002, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

River dolphins under threat in Nepal

Six months of field research conducted by WWF along Nepal’s Karnali River shows that river dolphin populations are more endangered than ever.

Posted on 26 May 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

New Multi-Million Dollar Investments will Help Protect Himalayan Species

WWF, the global conservation organization, and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) today announced a $5 million investment program to pioneer new ways to conserve the immense natural wealth of the Eastern Himalayas region.

Posted on 26 May 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Trainer Tuire Kaimio with a baby elephant

A Positive Spin

New training methods make for happier elephants at Royal Chitwan National Park

Sauraha, CHITWAN –Is there an alternative way to train a domestic elephant to learn faster, be more obedient and decrease a risk to people?

Posted on 31 March 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Dr Chandra Gurung, Country Representative, WWF (left) and Mr Agostino Da Polenza, President,Ev-K²-CNR Committee(right) after exchanging the MoU.

Partnership for wildlife research in Sagarmatha National Park

WWF Nepal and the Italian National Research Council's Everest-K² Committee have joined hands to undertake wildlife research and monitoring activities particularly of the snow leopard and prey species in Sagarmatha National Park.

Posted on 28 March 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Post card for World Water Day 2006

A Personal Water Culture

WWF Nepal Program, Friends of the Bagmati and Student Volunteers reach out on World Water Day
World Water Day 2006 was marked by a special person-to-person awareness activity in Kathmandu by WWF Nepal Program in partnership with Friends of the Bagmati on 22 March 2006.

Posted on 24 March 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Mountain gorillas (<I>Gorilla beringei beringei</I>), Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Protecting endangered species helps reduce poverty

Saving pandas, gorillas or tigers is not just about stopping an endangered species from going extinct, but also about reducing poverty and improving the lives of local communities, according to a new WWF report.

Posted on 20 March 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Committed to Conservation in Times of Conflict

We can and will find ways of continuing conservation efforts in the most adverse conditions. This is the foundation of the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONSERVATION IN CONFLICT organized by Wildlife Watch Group (WWG) with support from the Embassy of Finland, Kathmandu, WWF Nepal Program and The Mountain Institute (TMI), Kathmandu.

Venue: Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: April 25-29, 2006

For details:
Dr. Sarala Khaling
Director – Development, Research and Monitoring
WWF Nepal Program
Baluwatar
sarala.khaling@wwfnepal.org
Tel # 977-1-4434820
Fax # 977-1-4438458

Posted on 14 February 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

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