We, Mithila Wildlife Trust with the support of our Guarantee Organization, ZSL has started a programme “Terai Arc: community stewardship to secure wildlife corridors and livelihood.” For it, they have chosen Northern Buffer Zone of Parsa National Park as their location site. Under this project our first programme was regeneration of degraded area …
We are grateful to Scientist Nepal for the opportunities to share practical experiences of wildlife conservation activities during the Covid-19 pandemic and impacts of wildlife in Province No.-2. It was an amazing platform to showcase our work to over 150 scientists and researchers from Nepal. Scientist Nepal is an e-platform of self-motivated professionals working in …
It’s really a proud moment to get the opportunity to welcome major policymakers of Province No.-2 to Mithila Wildlife Trust office in Janakpurdham. An in-depth discussion was done on the overview, opportunities, and threats to the wildlife of Province No.-2 with Dr. Ram Chandra Kandel, Honorable Secretary, Most senior Forestry expert and Environment Division Chief, …
Consultation Meeting with Policymakers of Province No.-2, Nepal Read More »
Eight species of Pangolins are found in the world, among them, two species are found in Nepal; Chinese pangolin (Mani spentadatyla) and Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) are found in Nepal. In Nepali, Chinese pangolins called Kalo salak and Indian pangolin is called Tame salak. In Terai, Pangolins are locally known as Sal Machhari. Pangolins hold …
The inception Program of “Stewardship and Rural Development for poor and marginalized frontier communities living alongside protected areas and high conservation value species” has been conducted successfully at Hotel Baba Ko Dhaba, Janakpur. The program was chaired by Sh. Ganesh Ray, Advisor, Mithila Wildlife Trust, Chief Guest was Hon’ble Ram Chandra Kandel, Secretary, Ministry of …
Inception of “Stewardship and Rural Development for Poor and Marginalized Frontier” Read More »
Mithila Wildlife Trust has been working for Wild Cat Conservation in Janajagriti Sundar, Janashrijansil, and Baghbhairav Community Forests in Nijgadh municipality, Bara with a focus on Tiger and Leopard. The program is supported by the Zoological Society of London and Wild Cat Conservation Alliance where the ZSL Parsa Field Office, Division Forest Office – Bara, …
Wild Cat Conservation (WCC) Programs are being conducted in Bara, Province-2, Nepal Read More »
247 students of the Learning Center run by Mithila Wildlife Trust at Dhanushadham received pullovers/sweaters at Dhanushadham. For the last 8 years, we have been providing free tuition to the students of Kotha Tol, Bichla Tol, Jungle Tol, Sundarpur, and Makhanpur at Dhanushadham Municipality, Dhanusha. They are the regular students of Community schools in Dhanushadham …
Distribution of Pullovers to the students of Learning Center at Dhanushadham Read More »
Winter Waterbird Count 2021 has been started at Dhanushadham and the surrounding area. Team members from Mithila Wildlife Trust (MWT), Sub-Division Forest Office, and some volunteers have joined together in this count. MWT has been participating in the annual waterbird count event since 2019. A forestry student, Hitendra Jha from KAFCOL has also joined us …
Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Mithila Wildlife Trust (MWT) signed an agreement to implement an UK Government match funded project with project title “Empowering Rural Communities to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade and Enhance Socio-economic Resilience” in November 2020. The project will be known as “UKAM Project” in short form. Project Overview: The Zoological Society of …
It is our immense pleasure to share the news that long awaited article on “First report of leucism for the kraits Bungarus walli Wall, 1907 and B. niger Wall, 1908, with updates on their geographic distribution in Nepal (Serpentes, Elapidae)” has been published by Herpetology Notes. Being the First record of leucism for the Kraits …
First record of leucism in Kraits Bungarus walli and B. niger by Mithila Wildlife Trust Read More »