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As human-wildlife conflict simmers, Nepal revises compensation program

Abhaya Raj Joshi 25 Jul 2023
A red silk-cotton plantation.

Bangladesh ‘Village of Herbs’ profits from planting rather than cutting trees

Mohammad Al-Masum Molla 21 Jul 2023
Dibya Raj Dahal.

‘Small mammals play a big role’: Q&A with Nepali researcher Dibya Raj Dahal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 21 Jul 2023

New research shines a light on Sri Lanka fireflies

Malaka Rodrigo 15 Jul 2023
A forest in Indonesia.

Asian Development Bank’s climate commitments require greater accountability (commentary)

Radhika Goyal 12 Jul 2023
Two striped snakeheads mating.

Bangladesh ramps up freshwater fish conservation in bid for food security

Farhana Parvin 4 Jul 2023
A male gharial guarding hatchlings.

Death of rare male gharial in Nepal highlights conservation crisis

Abhaya Raj Joshi 30 Jun 2023

In Sri Lanka, humans mistakenly attempt to ‘rescue’ leopard cubs

Malaka Rodrigo 30 Jun 2023
rhino in Nepal

Nepal’s rhinos are eating plastic waste, study finds

Abhaya Raj Joshi 30 Jun 2023
Tigers in Nepal. Photo credit: DNPWC/NTNC/Panthera/WWF/ZSL

Tigers cross borders but struggle to move safely within Nepal, study suggests

Abhaya Raj Joshi 29 Jun 2023

Annual Adam’s Peak pilgrimage leaves Sri Lanka biodiversity site littered

Malaka Rodrigo 28 Jun 2023
A silkworm farmer from Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Extreme temperatures and erratic weather disrupt Bangladesh’s famous Rajshahi silk industry

Abu Siddique 26 Jun 2023
Mining the Seti River.

Climate of fear persists among Nepal’s eco defenders as threats rise

Abhaya Raj Joshi 23 Jun 2023
Magnolia griffithii

Bangladesh’s new red list of plants shows country has already lost seven species

Farhana Parvin 23 Jun 2023
Seized teak logs in Myanmar, 2020. Image courtesy of Environmental Investigation Agency.

Is Jeff Bezos’s $500 million yacht made with ‘blood timber’ from Myanmar? (commentary)

Paul Woolwich 22 Jun 2023
Mynas on an overhead wire.

Bangladesh’s ‘bird restaurant’ serves up snacks with a side of conservation

Mohammad Al-Masum Molla 22 Jun 2023
An Asiatic wildcat in Gujarat, India.

Lucky No. 13? Latest images could add to Nepal’s 12 wildcat species

Abhaya Raj Joshi 22 Jun 2023
A Bengal whipping frog (Polypedates taeniatus).

In Bangladesh, microplastic threat to frogs is also concern for rice farming

Farhana Parvin 21 Jun 2023
A fisherman carries a basketful of hilsa.

Climate change, human pressures push Bangladesh’s ‘national fish’ into decline

Abu Siddique 19 Jun 2023
A traffic jam in Dhaka.

Not so fast, experts warn as Dhaka tries to clear the air with car tax and bus ban

Kamran Reza Chowdhury 16 Jun 2023
A river in Nepal.

Seeking environmental DNA in Himalayan rivers: Q&A with Adarsh Man Sherchan

Abhaya Raj Joshi 12 Jun 2023

In Nepal, Chepang take up the challenge to revive their cultural keystone tree

Abhaya Raj Joshi 31 May 2023
A tiger in the Sundarbans.

Bangladesh tries fences to tackle growing human-tiger conflict in Sundarbans

Rafiqul Islam 31 May 2023

Landmark Nepal court ruling ends impunity for wealthy wildlife collectors

Abhaya Raj Joshi 30 May 2023
Elephants and humans sharing space

In north Bangladesh, human-elephant conflicts signal need for greater protection

Abu Siddique 29 May 2023

Sri Lanka researchers amp up mushroom studies and find new species

Malaka Rodrigo 27 May 2023

Nepal’s hydropower boom is killing birds via power lines

Abhaya Raj Joshi 26 May 2023

Sweltering heat wave hits Sri Lanka; climate change will likely bring more

Malaka Rodrigo 24 May 2023
The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), an ancient species that lived during the dinosaurs, calls small crevices around rocky streams home. Landslides can alter their habitats drastically. Image by David V Raju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

As tourism booms in India’s Western Ghats, habitat loss pushes endangered frogs to the edge

Spoorthy Raman 22 May 2023
Olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings on their way to the sea.

Record year for olive ridley turtles in Bangladesh as conservation work pays off

Farhana Parvin 22 May 2023
rhino calves in Chitwan

Low-key return for rescued rhino calves to Nepal’s Chitwan National Park

Abhaya Raj Joshi 18 May 2023
A northern pintail takes flight in the Tanguar Haor wetland.

Fewer migratory birds stopping at key Bangladesh wetland amid human disturbances

Abu Siddique 15 May 2023

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