Nepalese Ornithological Union and Nepal Rare Birds Committee have announced the discovery of two new species of birds in Nepal.The birds, Grey-necked Bunting and Long-billed Wren Babbler were sighted at Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve and Makalu Barun National Park respectively.With the addition of two new species, the number of bird species found in Nepal has gone [...]
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Population of Tigers in Nepal rises to 155
On the occasion the ‘World Tiger Day, ‘a press meet was organized by the Forest Ministry on 29th July, 2010 at the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).During the meet, the results of a study conducted in the country’s national parks was made public.The result was quite encouraging as the study found an increase in the total [...]
Tiger Population Census
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation in coordination with the WWF and the National Trust for Nature Conservation released an estimated population of the endangered tigers and snow leopards of Nepal. According to a press release issued by WWF, there are a total of 121 breeding tigers spread over the four protected areas, with [...]
Bird Watching in Nepal
Nepal is the home of thousands of incredible species of birds. Koshi Tappu, in particular, is a bird watchers paradise, where hundreds of different species of water birds have been recorded. Here, you will encounter more than 250 different species of amazing and beautiful birds, some of which are not found anywhere else in the [...]
Red Panda
THE RED PANDA Nigalya ponya – “Eater of Bamboo” WHERE DO YOU CATEGORIZE AN ANIMAL WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS A RELATIVE OF THE GIANT PANDA, BUT HAS ANATOMICAL FEATURES SIMILAR TO THE RACCOON IN THE HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM? IT SHARES THE GIANT PANDA’S RAINY, HIGH-ALTITUDE FOREST HABITAT BUT RESEMBLES A RACCOON IN SIZE AND APPEARANCE. The [...]
Jatayu Restaurant – Feeding centre for vultures
Pithauli , a village in Nawalparasi District in southern Nepal, is being frequented by a large number of tourists. The attraction is Jatayu Restaurant — not a diner but a feeding centre for vultures.This feeding centre for vultures in Asia is first of a kind in Asia. The restaurant was established in Namuna Community Forest [...]