Poaching and illegal trade of wildlife: What do the media say for the nepali-chinese and nepali-indian border?

Abstract

Wildlife is often poorly managed, poaching is part of such a problem. In times of globalization, international demands can easily put huge pressures on endemic species in remote locations and small nations. Nepal faces such a situation and here we present the first study of wildlife poaching, as identified from media reports. Many species were identified from confiscation reports made by local police and border guards. We focused on the Nepali-Chinese and Nepali-Indian border and present numbers, estimates and an outlook on what to do regarding poaching reduction.