PhD scholar studying Himalayan wolves | @HimalayanWP | Member @WildCanids | Alumni @WildCRU_Ox.

Joined February 2018
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After the recent Thermokarst Lake Outburst Flood (TLOF) in Til Village, Limi Valley, the Limiwa community has launched a fundraising campaign to support those affected. Show your solidarity by contributing: bit.ly/3SXGVzg
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Dire wolves are not back. Pups created by gene editing grey wolves are not true dire wolves, say canid conservation experts. Recreating the Ice Age sounds exciting, but it won't save what's still wild. #Conservation #Biodiversity #GeneEditing #direwolf tinyurl.com/4yh4mak5
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Himalayan wolves and snow leopards are vital for ecological balance in alpine ecosystem. But, disparities in public perceptions and conservation priorities between them complicate human-wildlife coexistence in the region. My commentary @mongabay news.mongabay.com/2025/01/th…
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Young wolves on the grasslands, the joy is real—welcome to the childhood documentary of wolf pups on the #Gyatong Grassland. However, in the survival-of-the-fittest natural world, it is truly challenging for wild animals to grow up carefree . #wolf
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📣 Join us on Dec 11 @ 8PM (Bishkek), when @tshiring2014, founder of Snow Leopard Journey & Sisters will share her trailblazing efforts in the Dolpo #Himalayas to empower local youth and foster #coexistence between herders & #snowleopards 🐾 #Conservation snowleopardnetwork.org/2024/…
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When we think of pollinators, we picture bees or birds, but even wolves can get in on the action! In Ethiopia, the fiery blooms of Kniphofia foliosa lure Ethiopian wolves with sweet nectar. Can wolves be pollinators? Find out here👉 bit.ly/490B83k 📷 Adrien Lesaffre
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New camera trap evidence shows brown bears have a wider distribution in Nepal than previously known, with a stronghold in Limi Valley of NW Nepal and extending its global range south-westwards. Paper by Naresh Kusi, Sabita Gurung and Geraldine Werhahn: bit.ly/4f1D51e
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Kusi et al. present new camera-trap evidence of brown bears in Limi Valley, Nepal, extending the species' global range south-westward & highlighting Limi Valley as a stronghold for the bears in Nepal, where there are estimated to be <20 mature individuals: doi.org/nmw4
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We unveil an incredible discovery of brown bears in unexpected locations of Limi Valley, north-western Nepal. These new records expand the distribution range of the brown bear in Nepal and extend its global range to the southwest. doi.org/10.1017/S00306053240…
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A conservation note on a complex yet infrequently described conflict involving marginalized people and associated livelihoods at the extreme edges of Earth when their domestic stock is lost to wild ancestors. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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A genetic analysis of more than two dozen Chinese mountain cats concludes that the creature is not its own species, but rather a subspecies of feline that gave rise to several modern wildcats and the domestic cat. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/3Gy
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Researcher Tulshi Laxmi Suwal receives the 2023 Whitley Award for her work in protecting pangolins and forests. nepalitimes.com/news/nepali-…
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Many congratulations Tulshi didi. A stunning win :)
Congratulations to the fourth #WhitleyAward winner of the night: TULSHI LAXMI SUWAL! @smcrf 🇳🇵Nepal ⛰️Pangolins 🏆#WhitleyAward donated by Anne Reece #PartnersForPlanet
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WildCRU is inviting applications for its 2024 Postgraduate Diploma in International Wildlife Conservation Practice! We are looking for exceptional early career conservationists to join our popular Diploma. For more about this course and eligibility, visit: tinyurl.com/mvnhapvc
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