Nepal News

Wildlife & Nature

Himalayan and global wildlife and conservation.

12 stories

Wildlife & Nature

Chitwan or Bardia, here's which Nepal safari you should actually book

Nepal's 2026 tiger census found record numbers in Chitwan and a rare decline in Bardia, and it changes the honest answer to which safari to book.

Sep 27, 2026Kevin Crow

Wildlife & Nature

Nepal Wildlife in 2026: The Iconic Animals and Where to See Them

From the rhinos and tigers of the Terai to the snow leopards of the high Himalaya, a field guide to Nepal's extraordinary wildlife — and how, and where, to actually see it.

Aug 29, 2026Maya Rai

Wildlife & Nature

Nepal Has 915 Bird Species — Nearly a Tenth of the World's (2026)

One of Asia's great birding countries hides above and below the treks.

Aug 27, 2026Maya Rai

Wildlife & Nature

Red Panda: Nepal's Endangered 'Fire Fox' of the Eastern Himalaya (2026)

Fewer than trekkers realise cling on in eastern Nepal's cloud forests — the bamboo-eating fire fox is Endangered, and the fight to save it runs on local forest guardians.

Aug 27, 2026Maya Rai

Wildlife & Nature

Nepal's Snow Leopard in 2026: Tracking the Himalaya's 'Ghost of the Mountains'

The elusive high-altitude cat haunts Dolpo, Mustang and Manaslu above 3,000m. Here's where it lives, why almost nobody sees one, and how Nepal is counting and protecting it.

Aug 26, 2026Maya Rai

Wildlife & Nature

Bardia Is Now Nepal's Best Place to See a Wild Tiger (2026)

Nepal's wild tigers have more than tripled since 2009, and far-western Bardia National Park - wild and little-visited on the Karnali river - is now the country's best place to see one. Here is the honest guide to the comeback and your real sighting odds.

Aug 26, 2026Maya Rai

Wildlife & Nature

From 95 Rhinos to 600-Plus in Chitwan: Nepal’s One-Horned Rhino Comeback (2026)

Nepal brought its one-horned rhino back from near-extinction — from 95 survivors in Chitwan to a thriving Terai population, through army patrols and community buffer zones.

Aug 25, 2026Maya Rai

Wildlife & Nature

Nepal's Supreme Court Just Ruled on Elephant Safaris in Chitwan — What It Means for Your Jungle Trip

A 62-point court order is pushing Nepal's most famous jungle safari away from riding elephants. Here's what's actually changing in Sauraha, and what your options are now.

Aug 21, 2026Maya Rai

Wildlife & Nature

Snow Leopards Vanished From the Everest Region in the 1960s. A DNA Study Just Found 24 Living There Again

Sagarmatha National Park is famous for one mountain — but genetic testing shows the ghost cats that disappeared from its slopes two generations ago have quietly recolonised it.

Aug 13, 2026Maya Rai

Wildlife & Nature

Nepal's Wild Tigers Hit a Record 429 in 2026 — Up From 121 in 2009

Nepal's 2026 national census counted a record 429 wild tigers, up from 355 in 2022 and 121 in 2009 — a rare conservation comeback.

Jul 19, 2026Maya Rai

Wildlife & Nature

They Used to Hunt Nepal's Birds for Fun. Now They're Saving 900 Species.

Once boys with slingshots outside Chitwan National Park, a generation of Nepali hunters has become the backbone of the country's bird conservation — and its newest bucket-list travel trend.

Jul 19, 2026Maya Rai

Wildlife & Nature

Nepal counts its snow leopards for the first time — and finds 397

In a landmark for one of the planet's most elusive cats, Nepal has produced its first national snow leopard estimate: 397, concentrated in Dolpo and Manaslu — alongside another near-perfect year against poachers.

Jun 10, 2026Maya Rai