As a bird watcher and naturalist, I have had opportunities to host many guests and dignitaries but birding with former president Jimmy Carter is the most memorable. Carter, who has visited Nepal often ...

Birds prefer to live in a mix of forests, fields and wetlands, but human activities such as logging, hunting and sand and ...

Nepalese scientists have recorded a new subspecies of bird at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve of east Nepal. The bird was identified as Rufous-vented Prinia bringing Nepal's total bird list to 862 ...

Nepal’s unique topography, ranging from lowland terai with sub-tropical jungles to polar conditions in the Himalayan highlands supports a rich natural history. Wildlife specialist Naturetrek offers an ...

A new species of bird has been recorded at Koshi Tappu bringing the total number of birds in Nepal to 863. A team of ornithologists affiliated with Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN), identified the new ...

Spotted owlets. Photo: AARATI NEPALI. Nepal has more than 889 species of birds, and counting them accurately is a difficult process. Now, a new app will help crowdsource the annual bird census.

KATHMANDU (AFP) – Nepal's government on Thursday ordered health workers to cull half a million chickens to combat a major bird flu outbreak on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu. The orders come ...

Nepali bird enthusiasts used a mobile app in February to record sightings of birds in their neighborhoods, in an initiative inspired by the Great Backyard Bird Count. In addition to being a tool for ...

Nepal, Nov. 23 -- headed gulls, a bird that breeds way up North, reached Kathmandu valley last week. Thousands of birds from ...

PARIS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Nepal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday. The virus killed ...