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Tourist arrival at CNP rises in FY 2023/24

July 31, 2024 09:35 am

CHITWAN, July 31: The arrival of tourists at Chitwan National Park (CNP) has increased in the last fiscal year 2023/24, as compared to the previous fiscal year 2022/23.

CNP distributes over Rs 20 million as compensation to wildlife victims in Chitwan

July 21, 2024 21:54 pm

CHITWAN, July 21: The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has distributed over Rs 20 million to the families of the victims of human-wildlife conflict.

Insufficient budget poses challenges for wildlife conservation at CNP

July 5, 2024 20:05 pm

CHITWAN, July 5: Budget inadequacy has posed challenges to efforts for the conservation of forest and wildlife at the Chitwan National Park (CNP).

Water sources in CNP drying up due to drought, putting wild animals at risk

May 19, 2024 20:28 pm

CHITWAN, May 19: The wild animals inhabiting the Chitwan National Park (CNP) are facing problems after the water sources have started drying up due to the ongoing drought.

Tiger and rhino found dead in CNP

May 7, 2024 15:17 pm

KATHMANDU, May 7: A tiger and a rhino were found dead in Chitwan National Park (CNP) today.

109 one-horned rhinos relocated, 26 gifted to different countries in 38 years

April 8, 2024 16:52 pm

KATHMANDU, April 8: The Chitwan National Park (CNP), with the highest number of the rare one-horned rhinos in the country, is also the best place for their habitat.

Three male rhinos in CNP shifted internally

March 19, 2024 13:06 pm

CHITWAN, March 19: Three male rhinos have been shifted to the eastern part of the Chitwan National Park (CNP) from the western areas.

Rhino found dead in CNP

February 26, 2024 13:39 pm

BHARATPUR, Feb 26: A rhino was found dead in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) on Sunday.

One arrested on charge of shooting and killing rhino at CNP

January 25, 2024 20:30 pm

CHITWAN, Jan 25: Chitwan National Park (CNP) authorities have arrested one person on the charge of shooting and killing rhinos.

CIAA files corruption case against 12 officials for allowing construction of hotel inside CNP

November 23, 2023 18:30 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against the officials of Chitwan National Park (CNP), Khairahani Municipality and various community forest user groups on the charge of allowing the construction of a hotel inside the CNP.

CNP uses camera trapping method to monitor tigers in community forest

October 13, 2023 15:16 pm

CHITWAN, Oct 13: Chitwan National Park (CNP) has started camera trapping to understand the condition of tigers in community forests in Madi area.

Rhino found dead in CNP

October 11, 2023 15:39 pm

CHITWAN, Oct 11: A 25-year-old female rhino has been found dead in Chitwan National Park (CNP).

Problems of people in CNP buffer zone will be resolved: PM Dahal

August 22, 2023 14:15 pm

Kathmandu, Aug 22: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the government will address the problems facing the people in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park (CNP).

Chitwan National Park rescues 142 wild animals

July 24, 2023 14:00 pm

CHITWAN, July 24: The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has rescued 142 wild animals in one year. According to the CNP, 142 wild animals were rescued in the fiscal year 2022/23 , including rare wild animals, tigers, pythons, and one-horned rhinoceroses.

CNP bans tourism activities including jeep safari inside Park

June 29, 2023 15:01 pm

CHITWAN, June 29: The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has banned jeep safaris inside the park from July till further notice.

Two rhino calves released into wild

May 14, 2023 13:22 pm

CHITWAN, May 14: Two rhino calves reared by the Chitwan National Park (CNP) have been released into the wild in the park.

Two rhinos found dead in CNP

May 11, 2023 17:06 pm

CHITWAN, May 11: Two rhinos have been found dead in the Chitwan National Park (CNP). The dead rhinos were found in different places during two days.

Four tigers released back into the wild

July 3, 2022 13:45 pm

NAWALPUR, July 3: The Chitwan National Park has released four tigers to their natural habitat this year. The tigers were captured after they were reported to be involved in attacking humans.

Absconding rhino poacher arrested

June 11, 2021 10:41 am

CHITWAN, June 11: The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has arrested a person involved in rhino poaching and smuggling wildlife parts. CNP's Wildlife Poaching Control Unit arrested Khadka Bahadur Gurung alias Soma and Min Bahadur Gurung from Gaindakot.

Five rhinos died at CNP in past two months

October 4, 2020 11:59 am

The country currently has 645 rhinos

25 elephants have died in CNP since 2002

August 13, 2020 15:46 pm

CHITWAN, Aug 13: The Chitwan National Park (CNP) here has lost 25 elephants since 2002. Of this number, 15 died of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis was first seen in the elephants in CNP in 2002 and it continued up to 2016.

Wild animals killed 12 persons in Chitwan this fiscal year

July 17, 2019 03:30 am

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

19 out of 41 dead rhinos found decomposed

April 25, 2019 08:41 am

CHITWAN, April 25: Half of the rhinos deceased due to natural reason at Chitwan National Park (CNP) has been found completely decomposed.

Teenager, guide injured by rhino’s gore at Chitwan National Park

April 11, 2019 12:44 pm

KATHMANDU, April 11: An Australian teenager and his Nepali guide were gored by a rhino at Chitwan National Park.

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December 30, 2018 18:00 pm

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21 rhinos die due to accidents and aging in less than six months

December 30, 2018 14:58 pm

CHITWAN, Dec 30: The first five and half months of the current fiscal year as in the past produced a disappointing situation for the Chitwan National Park (CNP) in regard to the case of rhinos.

Flood-swept rhinos brought back to Nepal

December 17, 2018 10:38 am

CHITWAN, Dec 17: The world’s rare wildlife, one-horned rhino, has been brought back to its home on a boat.

Head of state should not be dragged into controversy, NCP leader says

November 25, 2018 19:35 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Devendra Poudel has said that any issues related to the Head of the State should not be dragged into controversy.

CNP to increase number of water ponds

October 27, 2018 16:30 pm

CHITWAN, Oct 27: The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has decided to increase the number of water ponds inside the park area bearing in mind an increasing population of rare wildlife.

Tiger dies at CNP

August 1, 2018 09:30 am

CHITWAN, Aug 1: A rescued wounded tiger succumbed to its injuries and died at the Chitwan National Park’s main office cage on Tuesday.

CNP records deaths of 26 rhinos in a year

July 17, 2018 13:44 pm

CHITWAN, July 17: The last fiscal year did not produce any encouraging news to the wildlife conservationists especially those concerned about the rhinoceros and people associated with the country's oldest Chitwan National Park (CNP), as the park lost a total of 26 rhinos to various causes in this period.

Twenty six rhinos gifted to various countries from CNP

July 10, 2018 08:53 am

CHITWAN, July 10 : Twenty six rhinoceros have been gifted to various countries so far from Chitwan National Park (CNP).

CNP captures 4 baby rhinos for gifting to China

May 4, 2018 04:30 am

CHITWAN, May 4: Chitwan National Park has completed capturing all four rhinos that are to be gifted to the northern neighbor China. The park had already captured three one-horned rhinos. The fourth, a female rhino, was captured from the western area of the national park on Thursday at around 11:15 am.

CNP prepares to send Sauraha's rhino calf to China

April 26, 2018 10:40 am

CHITWAN, April 26: Chitwan National Park (CNP) is preparing to send a male rhino calf to China.

CNP completes zero poaching year

April 10, 2018 17:20 pm

CHITWAN, April 10: Chitwan National Park (CNP) completed one year of zero poaching.

17 rhinos die in CNP in past six months

January 31, 2018 14:06 pm

CHITWAN, Jan 31: Although the country is celebrating no rhino poaching year for the past three consecutive years, 17 rhinos have died in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) in the past six months, officials said.

Despite bad road, floods, CNP sees surge in visitor numbers

January 30, 2018 08:30 am

CHITWAN, Jan 30: Despite of the poor shape of Mugling-Narayanghat road, which affected movement of tourists, as well as Rapti River floods, the number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park increased over the first half of the current fiscal year.

Rescued rhino released into CNP

November 10, 2017 12:03 pm

CHITWAN, Nov 10: A one-horned rhino which was rescued from Balmiki Tiger Reserve in India, and brought to the Chitwan National Park (CNP) on Thursday, has been released into the CNP today. The female rhino of about 15 years of age, which was swept away from the CNP in a flooding four months ago, was spotted at the Reserve, around 20 kilometers east from the Nepal-India border, some days earlier.

Stakeholders join hands to clean garbage from CNP

November 6, 2017 06:28 am

CHITWAN, Nov 5: Massive flooding this monsoon has polluted Chitwan National Park (CNP) by dumping piles of garbage. Plastic bags, bottles, slippers, shoes, clothes and even utensils are dumped within the park’s forest and water resources near the eastern side of Sauraha.

Stakeholders join hands to clean garbage from CNP

November 6, 2017 03:15 am

CHITWAN, Nov 56: Massive flooding this monsoon has polluted Chitwan National Park (CNP) by dumping piles of garbage. Plastic bags, bottles, slippers, shoes, clothes and even utensils are dumped within the park’s forest and water resources near the eastern side of Sauraha. Since the area is home to wild animals like rhino and elephants and many aquatic animals, the garbage is posing risk to their health.

14 killed in wild animals' attack in CNP in last fiscal year

July 21, 2017 15:37 pm

CHITWAN, July 21: The number of casualties due to attack by wild animals in Chitwan National Park and buffer zones is increasing.

CNP collects croc eggs from Narayani and Rapti river banks

June 15, 2017 17:04 pm

CHITWAN, June 15: Chitwan National Park (CNP) has collected eggs of the Gharial crocodiles from Narayani and Rapti river banks in a bid to protect them from being damaged.

CNP calls for extra vigilance near rivers citing croc breeding season

June 4, 2017 07:52 am

RATNANAGAR (CHITWAN), June 4: The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has issued a notice calling on the locals and visitors to adopt extra alertness when heading near any rivers citing crocodile breeding season.

Two swamp deer translocated to CNP die

May 6, 2017 14:31 pm

CHITWAN, May 6: Two swamp deer out of seven translocated to Chitwan National Park (CNP) from Shuklaphanta National Park have died.

Security beefed up in CNP in the wake of rhino killing

April 13, 2017 13:58 pm

CHITWAN, April 13: Security has been tightened in the buffer zone along the Chitwan National Park (CNP) following the killing of a rare one-horned rhino recently.

Three CNP rhinos translocated to Bardia amid protests

April 12, 2017 09:53 am

CHITWAN, April 11: Despite serious reservations from locals and conservationists, the government has translocated three one-horned rhinos from Chitwan National Park (CNP) to Babai Valley of Bardiya National Park, which is not considered a safe habitat for rhinos.