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With coral-rich Churna Island now an MPA, Pakistan takes baby steps on ocean protection

Ancient eco-friendly pilgrimage brings modern threats to Sri Lanka wildnerness

Nepal launches plan to boost science, awareness to save dholes

Predatory snakehead fish poses invasive threat after sighting in Sri Lanka reservoir

As iconic wild leopard ages in Sri Lanka, debate about human intervention ensues

‘Forgotten’ leopards being driven to silent extinction by poaching and trade

With key court verdicts delayed, Nepal pushes infrastructure in protected areas

An overlooked biocultural landscape in Sri Lanka receives overdue protection

Twin ship disasters in India threaten widespread pollution on Sri Lankan coasts

Bangladesh plans new ‘protected area’ for elephants in its conflict-prone northeast

Mounting risks due to climate change threaten Sri Lanka’s endemic species

Bangladesh aims to revive five critically endangered plants

In Nepal, northernmost sighting of Eurasian otter raises hope, concerns

After 15 years, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court blocks road upgrade in national park

Valmik Thapar, India’s tiger man, died on May 31st, aged 73

With areca leaves and rice bran, Bangladesh replaces single-use plastic tableware

US funding shortfall halts Nepal’s rhino census, sparks debate over methods

Rigorous, not righteous: How Gopi Warrier helped build Mongabay India’s newsroom

In Pakistan, desert irrigation plans spark protests & fears among Sindh farmers

In Nepal, confrontation looms over controversial cable car project as court lifts stay order

Sri Lanka’s golden jackals reveal importance of urban wetlands for wildlife

Bangladesh protects sacred forests to strengthen biodiversity conservation

How Mongabay India took root: Interview with Sandhya Sekar

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

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

Invasive whiteflies pose a new threat to Bangladesh’s cash crops

A migrating flycatcher returning to the same Sri Lankan garden sparks interest in birders

Meet the Nepali lawyers defending nature one case at a time

Bangladesh cracks down on illegal wildlife captivity — but what happens after?

Kumana, a historic national park in eastern Sri Lanka, emerges as leopard stronghold

Cable car project in Nepal under fire for flawed environmental review

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

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