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Conservation and environmental news: Nepal

Leopard killed in Royal Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve

A female leopard was found shot to death in Royal Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve last week.

Posted on 17 January 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Project Co-Manager Dhan Rai of WWF with one of the watchtowers, built to control crop damage in Khata.

Unprecedented flow of wildlife in Khata Corridor

The Khata Corridor in recent times has become a lively area with growing wildlife movement recorded on both sides of the protected areas. Local communities have recorded the presence of female tiger and cubs in Gauri Mahila Community Forest of Khata Corridor. Pugmarks of both mother and her cubs have been recorded in the floodplains of Orahi River.

Posted on 17 January 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Handing over the papers at a ceremony

Drive for Anti-poaching in Nepal

Drive for Anti-poaching: Global Conservation Organization and Leading Nepali Corporate house team up to help save endangered species in Royal Chitwan National Park.

Posted on 12 January 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Women patrols are deployed to chase wildlife, including greater one-horned rhinos, from raiding their crops.

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Women wildlife patrols in Nepal

Taking matters into their own hands, a women's group in Nepal are now patrolling their crops from wildlife raids. Find out more about local women conservation groups in Nepal.

Posted on 23 November 2005 | 0 comments | Read more

Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal.

Monitoring glaciers in Nepal

In addition to donating a weather station for Nepal's Ngozumpa glacier, WWF Nepal has entered an agreement with partners on climate change and glacier research.

Posted on 07 October 2005 | 0 comments | Read more

More than 500 greater one-horned rhinos live in the Chitwan Royal National Park, Nepal.

Rhino poaching gang smashed in Nepal

A gang responsible for devastating Nepal’s highly endangered rhino population has been caught with the help of WWF.

Posted on 29 July 2005 | 0 comments | Read more

Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park is home to one of the largest remaining populations of the greater one-horned rhino.

Nepal’s endangered rhinos down a third since 2000

Political instability leading to increased poaching, and a lack of adequate protection over the past five years, has drastically reduced Nepal’s rhino population according to WWF.

Posted on 19 April 2005 | 0 comments | Read more

In addition to meeting lighting needs, solar panels can be used for heating water. Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal.

Solar panels light up rural Nepal

A solar lighting system has been installed for villagers in north-east Nepal, thanks to efforts by WWF.

Posted on 06 April 2005 | 0 comments | Read more

Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park is home to one of the largest remaining populations of the greater one-horned rhino.

Rhino census underway in Nepal

A team of wildlife specialists has headed to the north-east side of Nepal’s Royal Chitwan National Park to take part in Rhino Count 2005 to determine the park’s current rhinoceros population size.

Posted on 24 March 2005 | 2 comments | Read more

A WWF report reveals that the retreat of Himalayan glaciers are accelerating as global warming increases. A Buddhist shrine at the edge of Ngozumpa Glacier. Khumbu Valley, Nepal.

Water crisis looms as Himalayan glaciers retreat

Himalayan glaciers are among the fastest retreating glaciers globally due to the effects of global warming, and this will eventually result in water shortages for hundreds of millions of people who rely on glacier-dependent rivers in China, India and Nepal.

Posted on 14 March 2005 | 0 comments | Read more

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