With good habitat and prey availability, Nepal can host up to 500 tigers, say conservationists.

India’s reservations, Nepal’s weak diplomacy blamed as bid to list Buddha’s childhood home fails. Expert say joint nomination with India could have helped.

Citing progress in preservation, the World Heritage Committee has granted a year’s reprieve and plans a monitoring mission to assess the condition of Buddha’s birthplace.

Nutritional rehabilitation centres in various districts have gone without therapeutic milk formulas and fortified flour for months, and caregivers have been relying on improvised substitutes.

Lower fees, regular schedules in Nepal draw applicants from India.

With the addition, Nepal’s total bird count has reached 900.

First nationwide monkey census aims to find ways to reduce conflict and help develop conservation and adaptation plans.

Devotees and tourists throng Maya Devi temple as prime minister set to address ceremony.

Nepal’s key bird sanctuary could lose its Ramsar status if destructive tourism continues.

In the face of severe hardship, they look to the government to revive the wool market and preserve their way of life.

With this, the total number of birds found in Nepal has now reached 899. A group of four birders spotted the cuckoo in the lower Mai Valley area in Ilam.

The golden hues of the setting sun painted the Banganga River in vibrant reds.

Birds travel thousands of miles to Nepal, mainly to breed. Asian koel flies 6,000 miles from Sub-Saharan Africa.

People in Taulihawa and surrounding areas mark the festival with colours and music.

The four-day event, aimed at promoting peace and brotherhood, started with a colourful procession and the lighting of a lamp.