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In 1920, the villages of Tsum Valley banned hunting, trapping and even honey harvesting. A century on, the law has been written into Nepal's local…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 21, 2026
In 1920, long before conservation area or wildlife reserve existed as concepts in Nepal, the eleven villages of Upper Tsum Valley made a collective decision: nothing in the valley would be killed. Not hunted, not trapped, not fished, not even the wild bees…
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What this means for you Guesthouses in Tsum serve vegetarian food only — there's no meat curry on any menu in the valley, and you won't find leather or fur for sale either. Trekkers are asked not to carry meat in with them out of respect for Shyagya. In…
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