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Chitwan National Park becomes Nepal’s first plastic-free Protected Area

The government announced Chitwan National Park, Nepal’s first national park, as the country’s first plastic-free protected area. Chitwan, Nepal – On the first day of 2019, in a landmark decision the ...
The Kathmandu Post

Crocodiles and pythons add to tiger and elephant threat to Chitwan park buffer zone residents

“When muggers reach settlements, they mostly target poultry, fish ponds, or domestic animals,” Thapa Magar said. There have ...
Mongabay

Human migration to Nepal’s tiger capital adds to conservation challenges

Chitwan district in central Nepal is home to the eponymous national park that’s come to symbolize the country’s success in growing its tiger population. But the district’s human population is also ...
Nepali Times

Where have Bardia’s rhinos gone?

Loss of their favourite grass due to the spread of invasive vines have forced rhinos to venture outside Chitwan National Park, like this one in Sauraha in 2019. Photo: SAGAR GIRI Between 1986 to 2017, ...
Mongabay

First otter sighting in Nepal’s Chitwan park in two decades raises questions

A wildlife photographer snapped images of a smooth-coated otter in the Rapti River in Chitwan National Park, where the species hadn’t been recorded in more than two decades. The species is one of the ...