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Many ponds having cultural and ecological significance have dried up, and many more are on the verge of extinction due to human encroachment in Pokhara. “Cattle and birds would drink from these ponds. Buffalo would cool off in the mud. At night, jackals and other wildlife would drink from the ponds,” Gangadhar Timilsina (81) of Pokhara-7 recalled. “Times have changed. Such sights have become a thing of the past in Pokhara’s urban areas.” There used to be a pond and… Read More...

As modern housing developments expand, many owls have been displaced due to the lack of suitable nesting sites. Older houses once provided nesting spaces for owls and other birds, but as these structures have been replaced, the owls have migrated elsewhere. To address this issue, Friends of Nature (FON) is constructing 100 artificial wooden nests, designed to last up to 10 years, to support owl conservation in Kaski and Syangja districts.  This initiative marks the first of its kind in… Read More...