These livestock share the landscape with wildlife, including both ungulates and carnivores, often leading to human-carnivore conflict over livestock depredation, which places a significant financial ...

Scientists have for the first time in 185 years confirmed the presence of the Asian small-clawed otter in Nepal, thrilling ...

Tigers are in fact "a major source of revenue": wildlife tourism and tiger safaris are a "big source of income" for communities near the national parks. An average of 3,000 people in Nepal are killed ...

When conservationist Prasanna Yonzon started his work at the NGO Wildlife Conservation Nepal (WCN) 22 years ago, the country’s law enforcement authorities hadn’t yet prioritized tracking and ...

Nepal has been celebrated globally for tripling its tiger population in a decade - but Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli thinks the country may have been too successful.

In the 1970s, Nepal’s government faced major challenges conserving the fertile flood plains of the country’s south. The ...

Nepal and India have brought tigers back from the brink of extinction. Now, as those big cats expand their territory, ...

The NGO, Wildlife Conservation Nepal (WCN), played a pivotal role in establishing a dedicated wildlife crime unit under Nepal Police. It collaborates with various law enforcement agencies ...

Nepal serves as a model for community-led conservation through its Community Forest User ... For instance, the federal government retains exclusive authority over national parks and wildlife reserves, ...

What is clear is that Nepal faces significant challenges in balancing its conservation success with the safety of its people and the well-being of its wildlife.

If wildlife is spilling out of protected ... The rise in human fatalities is a sign that Nepal's once-successful conservation model is cracking, zoologist Karan Shah says. Image source, Getty ...