POACHING INTENSIFIES IN ANNAPURNAS (NEPAL)

Illegal trade of medicinal plants and poaching of wild animals have increased in Annapurna Conservation Area in past few months. Increase in poaching is linked to the lack of conservation awareness in locals and expansion of road network providing easy access for poachers. Meanwhile, Police in Kathmandu has arrested four people in possession of tiger organs including four paws, six bones and a moustache.
20,21 February
Kantipur, The Kathmandu Post