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Pallas’s cat kittens in Mongolia. These small cats are vulnerable to declines in other burrowing species, as they can’t dig out holes for themselves that they use for shelter and to raise their young. Image by Sebastian Kennerknecht/Cat Expeditions

Nepal’s high-altitude wildernesses & wildlife are increasingly under threat (commentary)

Geraldine Werhahn, Sabita Gurung 9 Sep 2026

Trading food for medicine and crossing the river by zip line are part of life in Nepal flood zone

Associated Press 3 Sep 2026

During Nepal floods, decentralized, community-based warning saved lives

Abhaya Raj Joshi 3 Sep 2026
A drone view shows a major section of Pasang Lhamu highway washed away along swollen Trishuli river by recent flash floods. Image by AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh.

Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test

Rudra Pangeni 2 Sep 2026

Drones helped find people after Nepal floods but the search inside hydropower tunnels is a challenge

Associated Press 1 Sep 2026

Why a newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Nepal-China border

Associated Press 28 Aug 2026

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

Associated Press 27 Aug 2026

At least 75 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China

Associated Press 26 Aug 2026
A snow leopard photographed in Nepal. Image courtesy of WWF Nepal.

Nepal pushes for hydropower in protected areas through legal grey area

Rudra Pangeni 20 Aug 2026

Nepal’s newest national parks drive tiger recovery, but emerging concerns threaten progress

Mongabay.com 18 Aug 2026

Nepal enlists AI to help fight against crop-raiding macaques

Mongabay.com 13 Aug 2026
A zookeeper feeds a Sarus Crane bird at the Central Zoo in Lalitpur, Nepal

Delays, biosecurity failures worsened flu outbreak at Nepal zoo, probe finds

Deepak Adhikari 12 Aug 2026
A Himalayan griffon, Central Zoo, Kathmandu.

Nepal zoo bird flu outbreak raises alarm for national parks

Abhaya Raj Joshi, Mukesh Pokhrel 6 Aug 2026
A Bengal tiger in Nepal's Terai Arc Landscape.

Nepal’s newest national parks drive tiger recovery, but new concerns arise

Abhaya Raj Joshi 5 Aug 2026
A spiny babbler (Turdoides nipalensis).

A shy bird found only in Nepal is waiting for the world to notice

Bibek Bhandari 4 Aug 2026

Scientific & traditional knowledge are key for effective & community-centered conservation (commentary)

Charudutt Mishra 20 Jul 2026

Nepal’s birdwatchers can fill gaps in conservation data

Mongabay.com 17 Jul 2026
A rhesus macaque eats an orange in Kathmandu. Image by Rachid H via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Monkey vs machine: Nepal tests AI to fight crop-raiding macaques

Praveen Kumar Yadav 13 Jul 2026

Nepal’s Rhino translocation success in numbers masks habitat struggles

Mongabay.com 10 Jul 2026
Himalayan Pangolin, Manis aurita museum speciment

Himalayan pangolin emerges as distinct species, 189 years after first described

Abhaya Raj Joshi 7 Jul 2026
A spiny babbler (Turdoides nipalensis), the only bird species endemic to Nepal.

Nepal’s birdwatchers help monitor wildlife and promote tourism

Bibek Bhandari 6 Jul 2026
Vehicles on a road in Nepal.

Nepal’s new government bets on tax revenue over clean energy push

Rudra Pangeni 1 Jul 2026
A jimbu (Allium przewalskianum) in the Tibetan Plateau.

What’s jimbu? The herb that bolsters an iconic Nepali dish could also help save snow leopards

Bibek Bhandari 30 Jun 2026
A Himalayan wolf.

How snow leopards, wolves and leopards share the same Himalayan valley, study

Liz Kimbrough 26 Jun 2026
Sarus Crane in Nepal zoo

Nepal’s Central Zoo faces questions over its bird flu response

Deepak Adhikari 25 Jun 2026

How leopards and wolves share the same Himalayan valley: Study

Liz Kimbrough 25 Jun 2026
A snow leopard (Uncia uncia).

Community more crucial than snow leopard counting: Interview with Rodney Jackson

Abhaya Raj Joshi 22 Jun 2026
A greater one horned rhino eats water plants from a river in Janakauli community forest bordering Chitwan National Park, 2010.

Nepal’s rhino translocation looks good in numbers, but not so much in habitat

Bibek Bhandari 18 Jun 2026

Nepal’s tourism growth sparks unchecked liquor concerns involving national flower

Mongabay.com 12 Jun 2026
Camera-trap photograph of a Chinese pangolin recorded in the Panchakanya forest in Nepal on Jan. 21, 2025. Image courtesy of Tujin Rai.

Rare Chinese pangolin found in a sacred community forest in Nepal

Shreya Dasgupta 8 Jun 2026
A rose-ringed parakeet carries a head of grain in Kathmandu Valley.

Nepal farmers struggle to access relief for wildlife crop damage

Suresh Bidari 5 Jun 2026

Conservationists wary of Nepal’s plan to relocate blackbucks

Mongabay.com 2 Jun 2026

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