With elephant safaris declining, Sauraha operators turn to ‘bush walks’
Changing tourist preferences and animal welfare concerns push Chitwan’s entrepreneurs to explore new elephant-friendly activities.
Changing tourist preferences and animal welfare concerns push Chitwan’s entrepreneurs to explore new elephant-friendly activities.
In buffer zones of the Chitwan National Park, desperate farmers battling relentless raids on their crops by wildlife are increasingly installing high-voltage electrical fences that are now killing not only animals, but humans as well.
Rediscovery of silver-streaked acacia blue excites conservationists. Experts plan further study.
Authorities suspect accidental electrocution as horn found intact; investigation underway.
Dismissed as an unlikely destination due to its remoteness, wild animals, and lack of infrastructure, Laxmibash in southern Chitwan has transformed into a thriving homestay village.
With good habitat and prey availability, Nepal can host up to 500 tigers, say conservationists.
Spotted on the banks of Dhungre river, a gharial missing a leg offers a rare glimpse into the fragile lives of Nepal’s endangered river reptiles.
13 people have died and 37 others have been injured in wild animal attacks in the park’s buffer zone so far this fiscal year. T
Authorities say the 52-year-old was collecting grass in a buffer zone forest when the animal attacked.
Insurgency widows and victims complain of state neglect and speak out on empty promises.
Deceased include pregnant woman and family members.
Police say clearance may take time as debris disrupts key highway link.
Sixty-year-old man was fishing near Rapti River when he was attacked.
Bed Bahadur Khadka, 61, succumbed to brain cancer on Monday.
Victim is identified as 42-year-old Pradeep Timilsina, a resident of Khairahani-8.