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12, out of 31 VDCs in Chitwan, at high-risk of natural disaster

Balam Luintel, the Natural Disaster Management Source Person at the District Development Committee, Chitwan, said that the District Disaster Management Committee, Chitwan has been making preparation to

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Tigers of the trans-boundary Terai Arc Landscape: status, distribution and...

While the conservation of tigers is emphasized in protected areas throughout their range countries, the species continues to be distributed in forests of varying protection status, and in habitats that

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Cooperative for garbage management in tourist city of Sauraha

Ratnanagar, Chitwan, Oct. 7: A cooperative has been established in Sauraha, for management of garbage of the tourist city in Chitwan district. The Sustainable Garbage Management and Environment Protection

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Cooperative for garbage management in tourist city of Sauraha

A cooperative has been established in Sauraha, for management of garbage of the tourist city in Chitwan district. The Sustainable Garbage Management and Environment Protection Cooperative, was established

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Five killed in tiger attacks in three months

CHITWAN, Oct 13:Incidents of tigers mauling local people in the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park (CNP) have been on the rise over the past few months. Of late, as many as five local people have

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Absconding rhino horn smugglers arrested and jailed

The Chitwan National Park has arrested and jailed a rhino horn smuggler who has been at large without serving the jail term sentenced to him. National park spokesperson Tikaram Poudel today informed that

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13 people infected with swine flu virus

The number of confirmed swine flu—A (H1N1)—cases kept rising, with the National Public Health Laboratory confirming on Wednesday that 13 people tested positive for the disease in the country. Nine of the

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4 swine flu cases detected in Chitwan

CHITWAN, FEB 26 - Two more people have tested positive for swine flu in Chitwan on Thursday, taking the number of people infected with A (H1N1) virus in the district to four. The Chitwan District Public

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Two more swine flu patients confirmed in Chitwan

CHITWAN, March 2: Two more patients, who are undergoing treatment at Bharatpur Hospital, have been confirmed with the swine flu today. The District Public Health Office, Chitwan, confirmed that out

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Swine flu infected rises to 121 in chitwan

The number of people found infected with Swine flu had reached 121 in Chitwan. Of the 356 people who underwent medical tests as of this morning, 121 were found carrying the swine influenza A H1N1 virus,

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Go Green' campaign in Chitwan

Lions Club of Chitwan, Sauraha, Lions Club of Wildlife City, Sauraha, Leo Club of Chitwan, Sauraha and Sauraha Jaycees have jointly launched 'Go Green' campaign from today. Chairman of Lions Club of

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Zero poaching fiscal year of Rhino in Chitwan

The Chitwan National Park has marked the Fiscal Year 2014/15 as zero poaching year of Rhino in the park. Not a single Rhino lost its life to poaching in the park as well as in the forest area of the

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Air pollution measurement centre in Chitwan

An air pollution measurement centre has been established in Chitwan under the collaboration of ICIMOD and Nepal National Nature Conservation Trust. Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Agni Prasad

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CNP launches campaign for tiger, rhino conservation

The Chitwan National Park has begun a week-long awareness campaign for the conservation of tigers and one horned rhinos, among other wild animals, from today. The CNP launched the campaign to celebrate

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Chitwan National Park marks zero poaching year

Chitwan National Park today marked zero poaching year at a programme to celebrate the fact that the park has not witnessed a single case of wildlife poaching for two consecutive years. A joint...

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Chitwan DDC announced first environment-friendly DDC

Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa has announced the District Development Committee (DDC), Chitwan, as environment-friendly office. Also the Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development, Thapa

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Mitigating human-wildlife conflict in Nepal: a case study of fences around...

Finding solutions to human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is one of the complex challenges conservationists and local communities have to contend with for an enduring period. Biodiversity is crucial for...

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Nepal reckons with the dark side of its rhino conservation success

A recent film glorifying rangers in Chitwan National Park, and a Buzzfeed investigation highlighting human rights abuses by those same rangers, have prompted debate over Nepal’s conservation practices.

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