Nepal’s largest, the Long-billed Pipit, is mostly a winter visitor across many parts of the country, with a small breeding population in the hill districts of Sudurpaschim Province. Pipits are among the most challenging groups of birds to identify, trickier than most other LBJs.

Nepal marks the westernmost limit of the Black-headed Shrike-Babbler’s range. Spotting this resident species in the mid-hill forests of Nepal means you’ve come a long way in birding the country. It is the largest of the shrike-babblers found here! (PC Sanjay Tha Shrestha)

Spot-winged Starling migrates to Nepal for breeding from northeast India and Myanmar/western Thailand. Its ecology and movement remain very poorly understood among the Himalayan migrants. Occurs in the terai, lower foothills, and inner valleys (PC: Sanjay Tha Shrestha).

Dr. #JaneGoodall gave us the gift of #hope. 🌿 Her legacy of science, compassion & courage will continue to guide #conservation worldwide. We honour her life and commit to carrying her vision forward. 🌍💚 #JanesLegacy

Oriental Honey Buzzard--a fairly common medium-sized bird of prey in Nepal that feeds on bees, wasps & their larvae. Distributed throughout terai, Shivaliks & lower middle hills. Known to have several variable plumages from dark (this one!) to light phases! (PC Pratap Gurung).

October is an exciting month wrt bird movement. Pied Thrush: breeding summer visitor to Nepal from southern India/Sri Lanka is on its way home via Chitwan National Park forests. Summer migrants are departing & winter migrants r arriving or passing through 🇳🇵(PC Kamal Adhikari).

3 cubs. 1 urgent message. Found across the Indian subcontinent, in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, these unique bears are already regionally extinct in Bangladesh, and sightings in Bhutan are rare. Let’s protect their forests, restore corridors, and ensure these cubs grow up wild.

Dumping waste in and around forest areas isn't just a problem of sanitation and hygiene. It's an ecological problem that fundamentally alters the behavior and interaction of wildlife with humans, ultimately ending up in a lose-lose situation for both. Video credits - Shivansh

World's one of the smallest woodpeckers, White-browed Piculet, is a resident breeding species in the Churia foothills Nepal. This & several other species eg Red-headed Trogon, necklaced laughingthrushes, Ruddy Kingfisher, Great Hornbill & others make Churia worthy of protection!

Snow leopards have the lowest genetic diversity of all big cats due to persistently small population sizes throughout their evolutionary history, which may make recovery from human hunting and habitat loss challenging. In PNAS: ow.ly/37ua50XeeBW

October 23 is the International Day of the Snow Leopard, officially recognized by United Nations! This year, GSLEP_Secretariat is launching #23for23 – 23 Minutes for Snow Leopards, a global movement to raise awareness and protect these #bigcats. The campaign builds on key conservation talks

Time to move! 23 minutes for Conservation! This October 23rd is the first International Day of the Snow Leopard since the UN formally recognized its global importance! To honor this historic milestone, join the #23for23 challenge! Commit 23 minutes of physical activity (any

As part of International #SnowLeopardDay celebrations, the world is coming together to move, protect, and raise awareness for these big cats and the mountain ecosystems they call home. People from the Himalayas to the Pamirs have united for #23for23 – 23 Minutes for Snow

This October 23rd is the 1st International Day of the Snow Leopard since the UN formally recognized its global importance! To honor this historic milestone, join the #23for23 challenge! #SnowLeopardDay #23for23 #ConservationInAction #SnowLeopardTrust #23MinutesforSnowLeopards

I completed my 23 minutes birding in the farmlands of Lumbini Area, a key biodiversity area, to celebrate the International Snow Leopard Day today! Species total was 27! Hope you r doing your bit! #23for23 #MoveForSnowLeopards #SnowLeopardDay #StepForTheWild #23MinutesForNature

Sat under the Bodhi tree in Lumbini, planted by the venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw Guruji, and meditated for 23 minutes — a moment of peace, with a silent wish for the snow leopard too freely roam the mountains of south and central Asia! #23for23 #MoveForSnowLeopards #SnowLeopardDay

They move to survive. We move to protect.🐾 This #InternationalSnowLeopardDay, join the global #23for23 challenge: dedicate 23 minutes to the athletes of our mountains. Every move counts to protect their fragile homes.💙 #MoveForSnowLeopards #SnowLeopardDay #ActForWildlife

Today on October 23, #SnowLeopardDay, wildlife lovers are committing 23 minutes of physical activity for snow leopards, the feline athletes of our mountains. How can we also keep snow leopards moving? wwf.earth/snow-leopards/… #23for23 #MoveForSnowLeopards

Did you know that poorly designed infrastructure is threatening snow leopards’ movement? Today, on #SnowLeopardDay, learn what we’re doing to keep snow leopard habitats connected: wwf.earth/snow-leopards/… GSLEP_Secretariat Snow Leopard Trust World Wildlife Fund WWF Forest & Climate

International #SnowLeopardDay Webinar Dr Sathyakumar, Former Scientist, Wildlife Institute of India shared India’s journey from rough estimates to data-driven snow leopard population assessments via SPAI, involving local communities, researchers, and frontline staff across six states,