Chandra Gurung Conservation Trust

01/19/2023

KATHMANDU — During his regular patrol in the forests of Dadeldhura district in Nepal’s westernmost tip in 2020, forester Bishnu Prasad Acharya heard something strange from a temple priest. “He told me that he sees a Bengal tiger roam the dense forests in the hills now and then,” Acharya reca...

01/19/2023

KATHMANDU — On the morning of Jan. 16, the day after Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashed near Pokhara International Airport in Nepal, killing all 72 people on board, authorities at the newly inaugurated airport were alarmed by yet another incident. A plane plying the same Kathmandu-Pokhara route as t...

01/05/2023

New research suggests that the Earth will lose about half of its glaciers, even at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming — the world's global warming goal.

12/29/2022

KATHMANDU — The country received accolades and applause from all around the world for its success in conserving the endangered species. However, with the growing number of big cats, attacks on humans and livestock have also gone up. Similarly, the success of the tiger-focused conservation approach...

12/22/2022

KATHMANDU — The National Trust for Nature Conservation was set up in 1982 as a semi-governmental body to spearhead conservation activities in Nepal. Today, it manages some of the most important conservation areas across the Himalayan nation, including the Annapurna Conservation Area, known for its...

12/15/2022

In contrast to their reputation, big plant eaters such as elephants that disturb forest and grassland vegetation could help curb climate change.

12/01/2022

KATHMANDU — Conservationists in Nepal have introduced a new standard for efforts to protect the red panda, in the hope of translating successful initiatives in the country’s east to threatened habitats in the central and western hilly regions. The voluntary Red Panda Governance Standard, develop...

12/01/2022

11/15/2022

"Nepal- a rare success story"

An effort decades in the making is showing results in Nepal, a rare success story in a world of cascading climate disasters and despair.

11/15/2022

All photos: Anil Rai olin Smith lies in his hospital bed dressed in a blue button-up, and the trademark Dhaka topi perched on his head. The short sleeve of his shirt reveal slender arms, as he holds on to a cushion, eyes closed. His caretaker Min Bahadur Pariyar calls his name softly to signal visit...

11/04/2022

KATHMANDU — Four of the five days of the Nepali Hindu festival of Tihar, which occurs at the same time as the better-known Deepavali, are dedicated to animals. Kukur Tihar, the second day of the five-day festival, was celebrated on Oct. 24 this year, and venerated all dogs, seen as protectors and ...