KATHMANDU — When conservationist Bed Bahadur Khadka roamed the banks of the Rapti River near Chitwan National Park to monitor gharials released from a breeding center in August 2020, he came across a turtle nest. “We saw that the nest was very close to the flood zone of the river,” said conservationist Santosh Bhattarai, who … Continue reading Rare turtles hatch from eggs rescued from flood-prone Nepal riverbank