In 2023, Nepal’s ‘uncelebrated’ wildlife continued wait for attention

  • From hispid hares to otters and a critically endangered lizard, Nepal’s lesser-known wild animals live under the shadow of the iconic tiger.
  • Officials and conservation stakeholders are yet to come up with concrete plans to save many of these species even as they face the threat of extinction due to habitat loss and fragmentation.
  • Other flora and fauna deserve the government’s attention amod these myriad growing threats, researchers told Mongabay in 2023.

KATHMANDU — Nepal’s much-lauded achievement of nearly tripling its tiger population between 2010 and 2022 made headlines all over…

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