KATHMANDU, Dec 7: In a groundbreaking ornithological revelation, the first-ever documented sighting of a Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) was made in Bhaktapur last week.
During eight consecutive days, 875 bird enthusiasts from 71 districts enjoyed watching and counting their feathered friends in their surrounding and submitted a total of 2,641 checklists of sighted species.
KATHMANDU When Suman Hamal was growing up in his hometown of Putalibazar in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, he saw birds of different species and sizes fly around in his neighborhood. He recalls being amazed by the beauty of the creatures and wondering how they could take to the skies. “But I would feel heart-wrenched when […]
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