News articles tagged with 'Nepal' (Page 2)
Indian rhino population in Nepal given helping hand by Extinction Sucks
— 8 May 2009 06:41 | EnvironmentThe Indian rhino, also known as the greater one-horned rhino, is slowly recovering from near demise in the 1970's, when only 600 of the creatures remained. And while figures of 2,400…
Climber takes climate change message to the top of the world
— 6 Apr 2009 14:24 | EnvironmentA sherpa set off to climb Mount Everest for a record 19th time to take an anti-climate change message to the world's highest peak. Apa Sherpa will carry a WWF banner with the inscription…
Radio tagging attempt to save critically endangered crocodile
— 12 Feb 2009 11:30 | EnvironmentFourteen gharials fitted with radio tags have been released into the Rapti River in Nepal in an attempt to identify the reasons for the alarming decline in population of this critically…
Former child soldiers of Nepal at increased risk for range of mental health problems
— 13 Aug 2008 12:43 | HealthIn Nepal, former child soldiers display greater severity of mental health problems, such as symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, compared with children who…
Illegal wildlife trade decimates tigers in Nepal's wildlife reserve
— 3 Jul 2008 12:19 | EnvironmentWorld Wildlife Fund (WWF) is alarmed by the dramatic decline of at least 30 percent in the Bengal tiger population of Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, once a refuge that boasted…
Research shows depression and anxiety widespread in young Tibetan refugees
— 10 Apr 2008 10:29 | HealthA new study led by Emory University School of Medicine researcher Charles L. Raison, MD, is the first to show that depression and anxiety are more prevalent in Tibetan refugees than…
WCS study finds potential to double tiger numbers in South Asia
— 6 Nov 2007 08:28 | BiologyResearchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society and other institutions declare that improvements in management of existing protected areas in South Asia could double the number of…