Abhaya Raj Joshi

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Abhaya Raj Joshi is a staff writer for Mongabay based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Find him on Twitter via @arj272.

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Concrete sprawl in Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal threatens sarus cranes

In Nepal, centuries-old Buddhist incense tradition faces overharvesting, climate threats

Meet the Nepali lawyers defending nature one case at a time

Cable car project in Nepal under fire for flawed environmental review

Study reveals untold, and unprotected, wildlife wealth of Nepal’s Madhesh province

Reshu Bashyal becomes fourth Nepali in as many years to win Whitley Award

Fishing cats misunderstood, misidentified in Nepal’s Kapilvastu

Nepal announces its snow leopard population after first-of-its-kind assessment

Nepal collaborates with neighbors to gain wildlife crime intel but struggles with enforcement

Three new gecko species described in Nepal: Interview with herpetologist Santosh Bhattarai

Fishing cat home range far bigger than previously thought, Nepal study suggests

Chitwan city using Indo-Nepal wildlife corridor for waste dump

Farmers in Nepal and India see red as blue bulls raid their crops

In Nepal, a eucalyptus boom became an ecological cautionary tale

As elephant conflict shifts, Nepal’s border village offers clues for coexistence

More cable car controversy surfaces in Nepal’s western mountains

In Nepal’s Chitwan, elephant’s shooting, death raises eyebrows

World’s smallest otter makes comeback in Nepal after 185 years

Military-backed conservation ‘without firing a single shot’: Interview with Nepal’s Babu Krishna Karki

How a Nepali border village learned to live with migratory wild elephants

Introducing wildlife crime to Nepal’s law enforcement: Interview with Prasanna Yonzon

Helicopters slash the trek to Earth’s highest peak, but leave Sherpas grounded

Nepal’s top court strikes down law allowing development in protected areas

Nepal PM sums up 2024 shift away from conservation: ‘Fewer tigers, less forest’

Still no sweet spot in 2024 for Nepal in balancing conservation & development

Nepal’s forest-protecting communities may miss out on World Bank carbon funds

Nepal created a forest fund to do everything; five years on it’s done nothing

In 2024, Nepal faced old & new challenges after tripling its tiger population

In 2024, Nepal’s elusive snow leopards pounce into spotlight

Nepal’s rhino translocations to continue amid concerns over effectiveness

Nepal’s top court to rule next month on law allowing development in protected areas

‘Scratching the surface’ of Nepal butterfly research: Interview with Sanej Suwal

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