Rare hispid hares feel the heat from Nepal’s tiger conservation measures

KATHMANDU — On an early spring afternoon on the fringes of Nepal’s Chitwan National Park, smoke fills the air and the smell of burning grass is overpowering. As flames rage across the landscape, devouring everything in their path, soot descends on the tourist town of Sauraha like snowflakes. This is a common scene in tiger-dense … Continue reading Rare hispid hares feel the heat from Nepal’s tiger conservation measures