NEPALGUNJ, Feb 9: At a time, when the government is making efforts to conserve tigers, as many as eight tigers from Banke to Shuklaphanta National Park, have lost their lives in past four years due to poaching, revenge and illegal trade, according to an official.

Three caught with red panda hides

August 13, 2021 16:07 pm

KAPILVASTU, August 13: Police have arrested three people in possession of two red panda hides from Baral Hotel, Restaurant and Lodge in Banganga Municipality-9 in Kapilvastu.

JOHANNESBURG, June 16: One of Africa’s largest wildlife preserves is marking a year without a single elephant found killed by poachers, which experts call an extraordinary development in an area larger than Switzerland where thousands of the animals have been slaughtered in recent years.

Red panda threatened by poachers

September 13, 2018 03:51 am

KATHMANDU, Sept 13: On September 4, the Metropolitan Police Circle Durbar Marg caught Shukra Rai and Ajit Basnet on the charge of poaching red panda. Both Rai and Basnet were on the move from Bauddha on a motorbike when they were caught with five red panda hides.

CHITWAN, May 14: The Central Investigation Bureau has initiated a search operation to arrest 90 poachers who still are at large. In coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Unit of Chitwan National Park, the District Police Office, and Nepal Army will assist the CIB in its search.

NEPALGUNJ, Feb 2: A video camera installed for tiger census at Banke National Park recently captured a poacher roaming around with a gun on his back. Fifty such cameras were installed at different locations of the park about a month ago to count the number of tigers.

BAJHANG, Jan 30: With the sudden plunge in temperature after heavy snowfall in the mountain region,   wild animals and birds have moved to human settlement areas to escape the bitter cold. However, they have turned victims at the hands of locals and poachers.

Poachers kill elephant in Kanchanpur

August 26, 2017 07:48 am

BHIMDATTANAGAR, August 26: A group of poachers killed an elephant at Punarbas Municipality-10 in Kanchanpur on Thursday night, said the District Forest Office.

Poachers kill elephant

August 25, 2017 17:48 pm

BHIMDATTANAGAR (Kanchanpur), Aug 25: A group of poachers killed an elephant at Punarbas Municipality-10 in Kanchanpur on Thursday night, said the District Forest Office.

CHITWAN, April 8: Poachers have killed one rhino after a hiatus of long time at Chitwan National Park.

BARDIYA, Aug 26: Bardiya National Park has been providing sanctuary not only to wildlife but also to poachers who hunt wild animals for illegal trade, it has been revealed.

Army opens fire at poachers in Bardiya

August 25, 2016 12:56 pm

GULARIYA (Bardiya), Aug 25: Nepal Army personnel exchanged fire with poachers at Bardiya National Park (BNP) on Wednesday night.