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Wildlife is often poorly managed, poaching is part of such a problem. In times of globalization, international demands can easily put huge pressures on endemic species in remote locations and small nations. Nepal faces such a situation and here we present the first study of wildlife poaching, as identified from media reports. Many species were identified from confiscation reports made by local police and border guards. We focused on the Nepali-Chinese and Nepali-Indian border and present numbers, estimates and an outlook on what to do regarding poaching reduction.
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The study would not have been accomplished without the generous supports from many individuals and professionals. We thank Prof. Abadhesh Singh, Suman Bhattarai and Bijendra Basnet of Institute of Forestry Pokhara for their support and encouragement for this research. We acknowledge National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). We extend our thanks to Staff of Moti Library, Parbat; Library of Institute of Forestry Pokhara and Western Regional Library, Pokhara for assisting me in the data collection during Paper Review. Gorkhapatra and Kantipur Publication, Pokhara deserve thanks for their cooperation during data collection.
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Puri, G., Timilsina, Y.P., Huettmann, F., Regmi, G.R., Lama, R.P. (2020). Poaching and Illegal Trade of Wildlife: What Do the Media Say for the Nepali-Chinese and Nepali-Indian Border?. In: Regmi, G., Huettmann, F. (eds) Hindu Kush-Himalaya Watersheds Downhill: Landscape Ecology and Conservation Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36275-1_36
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