BAJHANG, Feb 10: With the onset of snowfall in the mountainous regions, there has been an increase in the incidents of poaching of wild animals that wander to human settlements in search of warmth. Wild animals including Himalayan tahr, deer, antelopes, lophophorus, kalij pheasant, tigers, and bears that come close to human habitats during winter are being openly hunted.

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: It has been two months since the Nepal government initiated the law allowing individuals to keep 21 types of wild animals and birds at home, but not a single person has applied for this unique opportunity. The Ministry of Forest and Environment introduced the "Standard on Keeping, Breeding, and Using Wild Animals Commercially" on September 4, aiming to promote economic prosperity through the sustainable conservation and commercial use of these animals.

CHITWAN, July 24: At least 117 wild animals were found dead in Chitwan National Park in the last Fiscal Year (FY).

CHITWAN, June 23: Altogether 109 wild animals including 22 one-horned rhinos and three tigers died in Chitwan National Park (CNP) in the past 11 months.

LUMBINI, April 29: With the onset of the dry season, wildfires are rampant in the forests of the Himalayan nation, Nepal. According to available data, hectares of forestland have been destroyed in bushfires every year, and many wild animals killed, incurring losses of properties worth thousands of rupee. In some cases, human casualties took place.

CHITWAN, Dec 16: At least 554 wild animals have died in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) in the past five months. Of them, 27 died natural death and 21 succumbed to domestic dog biting, said Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, information officer for the CNP.

BHARATPUR, Nov 16: Forty-nine wild animals have died in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) in four months. The largest number of the dead animals comprises 28 spotted deer. Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, information officer of the CNP, said 17 of these animals have died in attacks by dogs and one each due to road accidents and getting stuck in a bog.

CHITWAN, Dec 31: The national forest area in the district reported the deaths of 31 wildlife in the past five and a half months. According to the Division Forest Office, Chitwan, the wildlife fatalities include rhinoceros, leopard and animals of the deer family.

BANKE, August 12: The highway inside the park in Banke district has turned out to be an electric trap for wildlife. Statistics of the last seven years show the number of wild animals killed after being hit by speeding vehicles on the highways is increasing every year.

Advantage nature. This is one thing that has happened by default amid the scourge of Covid-19 pandemic. It took us to be in global lockdown to allow the natural world we have degraded so much to heal itself to some extent. And the visuals of wild animals roaming our streets, vegetation reclaiming their spaces, skies clearing up offering spectacular views of mountains have been feast for our eyes as we shield ourselves indoors. Satellites have shown Carbon Dioxide emissions dropping deep even in major polluters like China and India.

CHITWAN, July 17: A person died in the eastern part of Chitwan on Tuesday morning after being trampled by a wild elephant.

TAPLEJUNG, April 20: The construction of a much talked-about Himalayan Research Center in Khambachen of Taplejung for the study of snow leopards and other wild animals has not been confirmed even after three years of its announcement.

NEPALGUNJ, April 6: Churna Bahadur Bhandari, a local farmer of Sauri village in Raptisonari Rural Municipality–1, could not harvest his crops this season as wild animals damaged his wheat and paddy. He hates animals for this reason.

DHARAN, Feb 12: There is a road which runs right through the Panwari Community Forest of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-6, in between Mahadev Chowk and Panwari.

TEHRATHUM, Nov 11: A large number of wild animals has become the victim of poaching and hunting in private and community forests of Tehrathum in the last few months.