A conservative estimate of pangolin trafficking from 2011 through April 20th, 2013, suggests that more than 100,000 of these small mammals could have been killed […]
Tag: Nepal
2012: A Year of Both Heartbreak and Hope for Pangolins
Although 2012 was an undeniably difficult year for the elusive pangolin, there is indeed hope for this unique species. Between January and July 2012, at […]
Nepal: 14 Rhino Horn Traffickers Sentenced to Jail
The Supreme Court of Nepal has upheld the 2008 guilty verdicts of 14 people convicted of rhino crimes and sentenced all of them to prison. […]
Tiger Population Increasing in Nepal [2012]
A March 2012 study carried out by Nepal’s Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) found that the country’s tiger numbers are on the […]
Nepal: Conservation Drones to Patrol Protected Wildlife Areas
WWF Nepal has announced that “Conservation Drones” (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) will be monitoring wildlife within Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape. Successful test flights were conducted on […]