Use of electronic goods continues to grow but there’s no policy for its disposal
Most of the e-waste generated in the country comes from television sets, computer display monitors, and refrigerators. More people are also disposing of their phones.
Most of the e-waste generated in the country comes from television sets, computer display monitors, and refrigerators. More people are also disposing of their phones.
The number of migratory common cranes coming to the country has been decreasing of late due to shrinking paddy fields and wetlands, conservationists say.
In the past few days, some places in the country recorded rise in average temperatures by as much as 8 degrees Celsius. Winter Climate Outlook of meteorology office predicts up to 50 percent chance of less than normal rainfall this winter.
Every year, Nepal loses wild elephants to retaliation. But affected people say they live in fear of the animals.
Traders are turning to social media to reach out to potential customers to sell wild animals for their meat and to be kept as pets, in the domestic market.
The recent spike in air pollution is merely an indication of how polluted Kathmandu’s air has been and how authorities have failed to do anything about it, experts say.
A rapid assessment of linear projects in the Tarai region has found adverse consequences on forests, wildlife habitats, their movement and increased negative interactions between humans and wildlife.
Six people have lost their lives in tiger attacks in and around Bardiya National Park so far this fiscal year. Authorities suspect different tigers behind these attacks.
A speeding car kills the big cat in Parsa. Data shows wild animals are being killed on highways in worryingly high numbers.
This is the third time a speeding vehicle has killed a tiger on the East-West Highway in recent years.
Nepal Army and park authorities have been conducting a large-scale operation inside the park against any illegal and suspicious activities.
Researchers discover two clusters of the iconic species with limited genetic diversity in the region.
The park officials had been saying that the elephant had gone calmer after it was darted last week.
Researchers call for development of more wildlife-friendly roads and highways after study finds animals using the four underpasses built along the road section.
There were calls to put down the elephant, an idea that was widely condemned by wildlife conservationists.
Protected areas of the country witnessed a high number of illegal activities during the lockdown, but the latest incident in Bardiya suggests that poachers are still on the prowl.
Wild water buffaloes brought to Chitwan from Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve initially struggled to survive in their new habitat but they are slowly getting used to it.
The local administration is considering killing the animal as an option, but wildlife conservationists say it is unethical and will set an ugly precedent.
The hospital will serve sick and injured animals from Chitwan National Park and surrounding areas but treating large animals such as tigers and elephants still remains a challenge.
Improved green cover, less disturbance in upper regions compared to the Tarai districts where they are facing habitat loss and decline in prey could be prompting tigers to move up.