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How Nepal Mastered Tiger Diplomacy

Gobinda Prasad Pokharel

When we think of diplomacy we usually picture suits, handshakes and conference rooms. But in Nepal, diplomacy has stripes.

I recently came across an article on Diplomat Nepal titled ‘The Roar of Nepal’s Tiger Diplomacy’. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. We often hear doom and gloom stories about endangered species, but Nepal is writing a different narrative one where conservation isn’t just about saving animals. It’s about national pride, international relations and economic survival.

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संरक्षण केवल संख्या मात्रै हैन, सहअस्तित्व पनि हो

कुनै समय थियो जतिबेला बाघ मार्नु भनेको गौरव हुन्थ्यो । सन् १९११ मा बेलायती राजा जर्ज पञ्चमको नेपाल भ्रमणका क्रममा केवल एकै दिनमा ३५ वटा बाघलगायतका वन्यजन्तु मारेको अभिलेख छ । नेपालका राजारजौटाहरूले वन्यजन्तुको शिकारलाई एउटा शान र तागतको रूपमा लिन्थे ।

तराई क्षेत्रमा भएको अधिक वन विनाश र शिकारका कारण कुनै समय नेपालमा बाघको संख्या एक सयभन्दा कममा झरेको विगत छ ।

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Royalty and Hollywood for Nepal’s Tigers

Gobinda Prasad Pokharel

It was the second week of Chaitra, 2072 (March 2016), Prince Harry of the United Kingdom was on a rafting trip along the Khoriya River in Bardiya. Bird expert Hem Sagar Baral, wildlife expert Shanta Raj Gyawali, nature guide Rajan Kshetri and others were accompanying the trip. Baral had brought two expensive binoculars made by Swarovski. Aware of the etiquette and formalities needed when meeting a member of the royal family, including appropriate language and dress, the team was cautious. However, Harry stood out as different from other royal family members.

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