Dry spell, which began after the monsoon, continues as Nepal heads to pre-monsoon.

Under the programme, anyone can adopt an animal from the zoo and take full responsibility, including its food, nourishment and medication for a year.

The latest report that recorded the sighting of tigers in three districts of the Chure region, not only shows Chure as a healthy ecosystem and home for valuable species but also calls for improved conservation of the zone, facing several challenges.

Nepal will receive $5 for every tonne of carbon dioxide emission reduced as country embarks on earning up to Rs5 billion by selling 9 million tonnes of CO2 by 2025.

The figure is smaller than the 320 species recorded informally by enthusiasts in the past but officials say after the three phases of the comprehensive survey, the number could go up.

Findings of the first study of its kind in the country, which will track six tigers, will help in saving the species from adverse impacts of infrastructure projects, conservationists say.

While conservationists call for relocation, the district administration has already issued an order saying the animal can be killed if required.

Officials at protected areas across the country have moved ahead with the preparations for conducting the census, which is likely to begin in March this year.

Reports have shown that there are several glacial lakes ticking like a time bomb and the country has failed to learn from its past experiences, they say.

Other than the ongoing spell, the country has only received 8 percent of normal winter rainfall.

Encroachment, pollution and growth of invasive plants are threatening the country’s wetlands, experts say.

After tiger sightings in Dadeldhura and Ilam, wildlife experts say there could be more tigers living in or migrating to the hill areas due to improved green cover and prey abundance.

Developed nations and multilateral agencies exaggerate the amount of funds they provide to countries such as Nepal as climate finance, it says.

Preliminary findings from the waterbirds census show that their population has gone down, mainly due to habitat loss and other human activities, according to experts.

Even after Kathmandu was ranked as the world’s most polluted city, government bodies have been unable to stop open garbage burning, one of the major contributors to air pollution during winter.

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.