The last time the Asian small-clawed otter ( Aonyx cinereus ), the smallest of the world’s 13 known otter species, was ...

Scientists have for the first time in 185 years confirmed the presence of the Asian small-clawed otter in Nepal, thrilling conservationists and researchers looking for clues to its existence here. The ...

Shrestha told Mongabay that the confirmed encounter occurred last November, when forestry department officials in Dadeldhura district, on Nepal’s western border with India, found a juvenile ...

These are near daily occurrences in Bajhang, a remote district of Sudurpaschim Province. Health experts say many people die due to unregistered and illegally operated medical halls and quacks. Dr Dil ...

The district of Kurram, in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, has been under siege for the past three months due to the closure of the main Thal-Parachinar Road, a key route connecting the ...