BEIJING, Aug 18: Thanks to extensive conservation efforts, Chinese researchers announced Thursday that the giant panda was no longer threatened with extinction.

PAANCHTHAR, June 11: mLocal units of Panchthar have started conducting programs for creating awareness among the people regarding the conservation and protection of the endangered red panda.

JUMLA, June 6: Locals of Karnali Province have formed a special block in Patarasi Rural Municpality-7 of Jumla for monitoring and conservation of the endangered red panda.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Thirty-five people faced legal action for their involvement in smuggling of red panda hide alone in Kathmandu in the Nepali year 2074 BS ( April 14, 2017 to April 13, 2018).

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The Himali Conservation Forum has allocated budget of over Rs 6.8 million to undertake red panda conservation efforts in Taplejung this year.

MYAGDI, Jan 6: A few years back, the sighting of an animal with attractive body and shy nature in a jungle of Gurja of Haulagiri rural municipality used to incite locals for its instant hunting.

PANCHTHAR, March 25: An initiative has been taken to create the world's first conservation area for the endangered red pandas in eastern areas of Nepal, covering Panchthar, Ilam and Taplejung districts.

Three held with Red Panda hide

March 16, 2017 10:29 am

DANG, March 16: Police have arrested three persons with hide of endangered species Red Panda from Dang.

ILAM, Feb 11: The community forest officials at the northern rim of the forest areas have decided to ramp up efforts to cap the unabated smuggling of the endangered red panda.

Red Panda Conservation Network formed

December 28, 2016 00:10 am

PANCHTHAR, Dec 28: Locals in Panchthar have formed a network of Community Forest Users' Group with an aim to effectively conserve endangered red panda in the district.

Man held with red panda hide

November 4, 2016 21:25 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 4: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police on Friday arrested a 20-year old man from Budhanilkantha-14 of Kapan, Kathmandu on the charge of illegal possession of a red panda hide.

Red panda smuggling baffles police

October 6, 2016 01:50 am

KATHMANDU, Oct 6: With the arrest of two people in Kathmandu on Monday for illegal possession of two red panda hides, the law enforcement agencies are yet again baffled by statements given by the arrested persons regarding the actual reasons behind the poaching of the endangered animal.

4 arrested with Red Panda hides

August 10, 2016 18:08 pm

KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD) has arrested four persons with nine hides of Red Panda from Budhanilkantha-14, Kapan on Wednesday.

Man arrested with Red Panda hide

August 1, 2016 14:25 pm

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: A police team deployed from Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) have arrested a man with a hide of Red Panda.