On September 23,
2006, Nepal and the world lost
some of the brightest leaders
and supporters of conservation.
In the helicopter crash at
Ghunsha in Taplejung, 24 people
including conservation heroes
and crew of the aircraft lost
their lives. In memory of the
tragic incident, the government
declared to celebrate September
23 as the National Conservation
Day of Nepal in 2007. The demise
of prominent conservationists
was realized as a huge loss in
the conservation sector of Nepal
and even of the world.
To mark the day,
Senior Ornithologist and Chief
Technical Adviser to Himalayan
Nature Dr Hem Sagar Baral
accentuate to make conservation
a national agenda during an
interview in a daily Newspaper
The Himalayan Times. Please
click the link below for
details.
Water is not the
only natural resource at risk in
this beautiful country of high
mountains and panoramic vistas.
Massive deforestation and rapid,
poorly planned infrastructure
development have become critical
threats to flora and fauna. The
bird population in the valley is
dwindling at an alarming rate.
'The habitable banks of rivers
have turned uninhabitable, which
has reduced the water bird
population by at least 90% in
the last two decades. Other
birds are also facing a huge
threat,' said
Dr Hem Sagar Baral,
senior ornithologist and Chief
Technical Adviser at
conservation institute
Himalayan Nature and writer
on the birds of Nepal. For
details please click the link
below.
In an effort to
raise awareness of the plight of
amphibians, the scientific
community has declared Friday
April 29th, 2011 the 3rd Annual
'Save The Frogs Day'.
Himalayan Nature supported
Companions for Amphibians and
Reptiles of Nepal (CARON) in
organizing the National Seminar
on Frog. Professor Karan
Bahadur Shah, a well-known
herpetologist of Nepal presented
an excellent paper on
Talking about Nepalese Frogs. He comprehensively
summarised the history, family,
distribution and conservation
threats to Nepalese frogs.
Prof. Shah is the chairman of
Himalayan Nature. In
addition, six
papers from young researchers
were also presented, highlighting
amphibian conservation awareness
and issues. Himalayan Nature
appeals for the appreciation and
celebration of amphibians by
people from all walks
of life.
Celebration of Wildlife Week
2011
Wildlife diversity is a
outstanding
feature of Nepal, home to
an exceptionally high diversity animals. To raise
conservation awareness of the
wildlife of Nepal, the Department of
National Parks and Wildlife
Conservation ( DNPWC), in
collaboration with its
conservation partners, celebrated
the 16th wildlife week
on 20th April 2011 in
Kathmandu. During this week-long
program different activities
were scheduled. Himalayan
Nature, one of the partners of DNPWC, published a vulture
conservation poster with
conservation messages. It was
commenced by the secretary Mr.
Yuv Raj Bhushal, Ministry of
Forests and Soil Conservation,
GoN.
Count of mid waterbirds
Nepal first
participated in the midwinter
waterbird count in January 1987
on behalf of Wetlands
International. Since then, it
has been participating every
year along with other Asian
countries including Pakistan,
Malaysia, India, Japan and
Korea.
Dr Hem Sagar
Baral, senior ornithologist and
national coordinator of the
Midwinter waterbird Count
program under Wetlands
International said, a large
network of passionate volunteers
are mobilized nationwide to
count birds in at least 30
different wetlands, which are
known to support both residential
and migratory water birds.
Himalayan Nature advised Ramsar
Site observes yet another
breeding bird for Nepal
Conservation and
Sustainable Use of Wetlands in
Nepal informed the media that
Common Moorhen is now a new
breeding bird for Nepal. Read
more about this on the media
coverage:
The most updated
book on Lepidoptera of Nepal has
been released and is available
in the major book store of
Nepal. The book was written by the
renowned Lepidoptera expert of Nepal,
Colin Smith.
Himalayan
Nature has recently released a
poster highlighting the
globally threatened birds of
Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve,
in Far western Nepal.
Interview of Dr. Hem Sagar Baral on Kantipur TV highlighting the importance of Biodiversity Conservation
Brian
Hodgson Award 2010 for Nature
Conservation
Application
Closed on 1 October 2010
Celebrating International
Vulture Awareness Day-2010 Vultures are
an ecologically vital group of
birds that face a range of
threats in many areas that they
occur. Populations of many
species are under immense pressure and
some species are facing
extinction. Himalayan Nature
celebrated this special event
by organizing activities in
different districts of Nepal. Programs
Press Release
A New
Vulture Colony Found at Koshi
Tappu
A New
Vulture Colony at Koshi Tappu (
English/Nepali Version)
Himalayan Nature has been approved as a member of
the World Conservation Union in
the category of national
non-governmental organization,
Group 1 by IUCN Council at
its 76th meeting held
in Gland from 23-25 May 2011.
Click above image to view the latest Nepal bird bibliography
Themes, Projects and Activities
Himalayan Nature has
carried out different programs and
activities on the conservation of flora
and fauna in various parts of the
Himalayan region. Depending on the
nature of programs, we collaborate with
different grassroots organizations on
varied activities. We work mainly, but
not exclusively, on the following
broad themes.
Wildlife diversity is a
outstanding
feature of Nepal, home to
an exceptionally high diversity animals. To raise
conservation awareness of the
wildlife of Nepal, the Department of
National Parks and Wildlife
Conservation ( DNPWC), in
collaboration with its
conservation partners, celebrated
the 16th wildlife week
on 20th April 2011 in
Kathmandu. During this week-long
program different activities
were scheduled. Himalayan
Nature, one of the partners of DNPWC, published a vulture
conservation poster with
conservation messages. It was
commenced by the secretary Mr.
Yuv Raj Bhushal, Ministry of
Forests and Soil Conservation,
GoN.
Himalayan
Nature has recently released a
poster highlighting the
globally threatened birds of
Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve,
in Far western Nepal.
