National Park ordinance ‘dubious’ Kathmandu, March 17:The government is trying to hand over protected areas to a palace-governed institution through the amendment of National Park and Wildlife Conservation Act 1973, legal eagles and conservationists said today.Clause 16(b) of the... Travel 18 Mar, 2006
Wild birds not entirely to blame for bird flu: Experts Kathmandu, February 24: Avian conservationists and related organisations have stated that the logic migratory birds are the main cause of avian influenza is hollow. “The current avian flu crisis is exclusively blamed on migratory birds. These may... Travel 24 Feb, 2006
Goodall coming KATHMANDU: We enjoy the antics of our primate cousins. And most of the time we associate bananas with chimpanzees. But in 1960, a scientist discovered that chimpanzees are meat eaters challenging the orthodox theory that chimpanzees are vegetarians.... Travel Abroad 27 Nov, 2005
UK botanists to make inventory of flora in Nepal London, November 22:Mark Watson is in Kathmandu, negotiating an unusual project: to carry live plants and seeds out of Nepal and back to the UK. In an effort to conserve the country’s abundant flora, Watson and his colleagues are about to start... Travel 23 Nov, 2005
Aceh peace pact threatens Sumatran tigers, orangutans Banda Aceh, September 3:A peace agreement in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province could further threaten Sumatran tigers, orangutans and other endangered animals, conservationists warned today, noting that their habitat could shrink as reconstruction efforts... Women 03 Sep, 2005
BBC’s word of thanks Kathmandu:In a letter sent to Nepalnature.com, BBC Natural History Unit has expressed its gratitude for the support and unrivalled professionalism that nepalnature.com had provided for numerous BBC Natural History Unit teams in 2004/2005. Under the... Travel Abroad 30 Aug, 2005
On the backyard and beyond… Kathmandu:Nature Through Lens”, a nature and wildlife photography exhibition is a depiction of nature and nature life through a Nepali vision. The exhibition has revealed the most obvious facts of Nepal and its natural heritages, which was long... Travel Abroad 28 Aug, 2005
Microchip helps save rare Cambodian turtle Associated PressHanoi, Vietnam: They’re calling him “the lucky royal turtle” — a rare and endangered reptile that was saved from a likely fate in a Chinese soup pot by keen-eyed wildlife officers and a microchip.Poachers snatched the animal, a... Travel Abroad 27 Jul, 2005
Lankan experts find 35 new frog species Agence France PresseColombo, June 29:Conservationists in Sri Lanka, the world’s top spot for frogs, have discovered 35 new species of the amphibians — only to find that another 19 species have died out. Sri Lanka’s Wildlife Heritage Trust, in a... Women 29 Jun, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Whaling row simmersULSAN: The International Whaling Commission on Wednesday condemned Japan’s proposals to increase its research whaling programme and to extend it to two threatened species. The commission voted by 30 to 27 in favour of an Australian... 22 Jun, 2005
Indo-Pak: Thawing frozen divide Karl F InderfurthImagine waging a mini war at 21,000 feet, where temperatures touch minus 40 degrees, and where altitude sickness and frostbite have caused as many casualties as bullets and artillery rounds. That’s what India and Pakistan have been... 24 May, 2005
Cinevista : Fear is the key Rabindra PokharelKathmandu:Do you have a penchant for the morbid and the macabre? Are you fond of films with a dash of supernatural psychobabble, rhymes like “Ten Little Niggers” and storylines like Agatha Christie’s ‘N or M’? Well, you... Travel Abroad 30 Apr, 2005
