Stop Poaching Birds

By Animal Rights Nepal
Kaski District Forest Office team on Saturday caught two person from the Karangkot community forest at Pumdi-bhumdi Village Development Committee on the suspicion of their involvement in poaching. Raj Bahadur Gurung 59 years and Govinda Tamang 47 were caught with weapons and death birds in Karangkot community forest.
They are caught informed by […]

Prime Minister tells security bodies to curb rhino poaching

Ramesh Prasad Bhushal
KATHMANDU: In response to curb the increasing illegal poaching of the wildlife in the nation the Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today called the security forces chiefs and high level officials from the ministries of forest, home and defence.
In last 11 months 28 rhinos have reportedly have died in Chitwan national park, home […]

Hailstone hits bird life in Pokhara

By Animal Rights Nepal
Indiscriminately raining hailstone hit the bird life in Pokhara on Thursday. Heavy hailstones damaged bird nests and killed baby birds in Pokhara. This is the time of bird birding. Hundred of chicks’ life was affected by hailstone in pokhara.
Spot-winged Starling nest and chicks died in Baidam. The life of young birds was […]

Authorities plan to ban parahawking

AKANSHYA SHAH
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: After nine years of turning a blind eye to illegal parahawking business flourishing in Pokhara, forest officials have finally geared up for an outright ban on all parahawking activities run by British national Scott Mason.
Mason, who is running the business in the name of bird rescue and rehabilitation, is in possession […]

More then 100 vultures with 6 different species are found in Pokhara

By Krishna Mani Baral
Vultures have been seen around pokhara after long times, which as environment conservationists say is good news. More then 100 vultures with 6 different species are found in Vakunde near fewa Lake Pokhara on Friday. Himalayan Griffon, Eurasian Griffon, Cinereous vulture, Red-headed vulture, White-rumped vulture and Slender-billed vulture are found in carcass […]

Vultures Restaurant to open in Pokhara

By Animal Rights Nepal
A vulture restaurant is soon going to open in Pokhara, a resort town in mid Nepal. It is good news to all the animal rights activists and environmentalists. The main objective of proposed restaurant is the preservation of vulture and environment for a good ecosystem.

Activist Upset Gadhimai Sacrifice

By Krishna Mani Baral
World animal rights activists upset after seeing and knowing the sacrifice of thousands of animals in Gadhimai festival in Gadhimai temple, Bara Nepal. Animal Rights Nepal team also is feeling same for the killing of those animals in the name of god in Gadhimai.

Image : AFP
I could not see such inhuman behavior […]

Last minute appeal against Gadhimai slaughter

KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Animal Welfare Network Nepal (AWNN) and Anti Animal Sacrifice Alliance (AASA) have sent an emotional last minute appeal to the organizers of Gadhimai Festival to halt the mass sacrifice of animals on Tuesday and Wednesday. They also sent appeals to Gadhimai visitors to give the animals a new lease of life.
In […]

Activists to knock on CA doors against Gadhimai animal carnage

AKANSHYA SHAH
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: The animal rights lobby, which has gained momentum in the country due to the upcoming Gadhimai festival in Bara where some 500,000 animals are expected to be sacrificed, has decided to urge the CA committees concerned to help control the animal carnage.
The activists plan to write to the CA Committee on […]

Global Tiger Workshop concludes

KATHMANDU, OCT 30 - A four-day Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop (KGTW) 2009 concluded on Friday with experts from 13 out of 14 tiger range countries aiming to achieve the goal of doubling the population of the wild tigers within the next ten years.
The wild tiger population has fallen from 100,000 to about 3,500 today over […]

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