KATHMANDU — Authorities in Nepal say they’ll continue a translocation program to even out the distribution of rhinos in the popular Chitwan National Park, despite protests from tourism ...

Until, finally, it was time for the group to head to Nepal’s first and oldest National Park, Chitwan. Home to single-horned Asiatic rhinoceros, and as one of the last refuges of the Bengal tiger ...

For this purpose, 10 select Rhinos from Dudhwa National Park (DNP) in Lakhimpur Kheri will be allowed along Indo-Nepal border pockets that have Rhinos coming from Nepal – a first exercise of its ...

Nepal’s rhino count was initiated in the Chitwan-Parsa Complex in the Terai Arc Landscape on 11 April under the leadership of the government’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation ...

Chitwan, Nepal – After three rigorous weeks of conducting the National Rhino Census in Nepal, new data on the population of Greater One Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Unicornis) was formally released ...

Thousands of greater one-horned rhinos, also known as the Indian rhinoceros, once roamed Nepal and northern India but their numbers have plunged over the past century due to poaching and human ...

An Indian national has been arrested from a guest house in Eastern Nepal on charges of possessing a rhino horn and narcotic drugs, police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of ...

And what a home: although Nepal is not known for its rhinos, Chitwan, in the country’s lowlands, is home to a huge variety of animals: sixty-eight mammal species including elephants, tigers ...

Mr Oli’s proposal has a precedent for Nepal which since 1985 has gifted 26 endangered one-horned rhinos to Austria, Britain, China, Germany, Japan and the US. In 2024 it gifted two adult ...

Bardiya National Park, located in Nepal's Terai region, spans 968 square kilometers and is a haven for rare wildlife such as ...

Proponents say Nepal would have lost its rhinos and tigers without their active role, while critics label it militarized conservation that marginalizes local communities, the traditional ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal is both a source and transit hub for wildlife crime targeting iconic species like tigers, rhinos and pangolins. Conservationist Prasanna ...