Nepal takes a leaf out of Sri Lanka’s book, considers exporting crop-raiding monkeys

Troops of rhesus macaques accustomed to human food, enter fields, leaving behind a trail of destruction and exasperated farmers.

Abhaya Raj Joshi

· May 16, 2023 · 09:30 pm

World’s ‘grumpiest cat’ found taking refuge on the world’s highest mountain

The presence of the manul, a cold-adapted cat species, has been confirmed on the slopes of Sagarmatha.

Abhaya Raj Joshi

· Mar 31, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Climate change is pushing tigers and leopards into snow leopard’s mountainous territory in Nepal

Both tigers and leopards have been observed at elevations above 9,800 feet, well within snow leopard territory.

Abhaya Raj Joshi

· Mar 19, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Interview: South Asia needs a regional plan to sustain the Bengal tiger population

Nepal has tripled its tiger population since 2010. Its director-general of national parks discusses what’s needed to protect the big cat.

Abhaya Raj Joshi

· Oct 23, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Guardians of Everest: A new book focuses on sherpas who toil at the foothills of the Himalayas

The authors talk about documenting the lives of the community and how they began scaling the sacred ‘Sagarmatha’.

Abhaya Raj Joshi

· Sep 01, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Himalayan glaciers may be melting even in the winters, says a new study

Unusually warm winters in the Everest region may have implications for the geologically fragile area, including its glaciers.

Abhaya Raj Joshi

· Dec 05, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In Nepal, a study points to links between children’s exposure to kitchen smoke and stunting

The results estimated that stunting prevalence among children with exposure to biofuel smoke was about twice as high as the children without exposure.

Abhaya Raj Joshi

· Apr 10, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Nepali coffee lifted thousands of farmers out of poverty, but can it survive climate change?

Nepal faces a double whammy – areas where the crop has flourished may no longer be suitable, while existing plantations are at risk of pest attacks.

Abhaya Raj Joshi

· Jan 13, 2018 · 07:30 pm

This town in Nepal pays the highest tariff for water in the country

Despite this, they don’t have enough water and need to rely on tanks.

Abhaya Raj Joshi

· Jul 08, 2017 · 11:30 pm