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The nature of pandemics

Over 172 million infections and nearly 4 million lives later, the exact origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is still a matter of...

Sonia Awale

The nature of pandemics

Over 172 million infections and nearly 4 million lives later, the exact origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is still a matter of...

Protecting pangolins in the pandemic

Pangolins were already the world’s most trafficked mammals, but the scaly anteaters were thrust into the global spotlight when they were found to be...

The day of pangolins

Covid-19, the renamed Novel Coronavirus started at a wet market in Wuhan and has already taken the lives of at least 1,400 lives, with more...

Coronavirus outbreak may curb wildlife trafficking

China is world's biggest market for the illegal trade in wildlife for food and traditional medicine, and its blanket ban announced this...

Sonia Awale

It’s a zoo out there

Fast running out of space for rescued wildlife, the Central Zoo wants to expand to Bhaktapur

Lesser known endangered species

Saving the last of Nepal's pangolinsLaw enforcement and education, the only way to stop trafficking of endangered animalsSonia AwaleSeizure of pangolin scales...

Between existence and extinction in Nepal

Nepal is situated at the crossroads of four eco-biological domains to the north, south, east and west. The country’s great altitudinal range...

Sonia Awale

In conservation, Nepal is not out of the woods yet

With poaching under control, the big new threat to Nepal’s nature is from infrastructure  

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