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News Nepal » Karnali » Places: Dams and dreams a journey down the Karnali

News channel or source: https://nepalitimes.com/dams-and-dreams-a-journey-down-the-karnali

Published on: Monday 07 January 2019

Dam site of Upper Karnali hydropower (900 MW) in Daab in Dailekh district. Indian company GMR is in final stage to start construction of the project. Photo: NABIN BARAL Dal Bahadur Shahi lives in ...

News Nepal » Karnali » Places: Nepal declares its first Fish Sanctuary in Lower Karnali River

News channel or source: https://thehimalayantimes.com/environment/nepal-declares-its-first-fish-sanctuary-in-lower-karnali-river

Published on: Saturday 10 January 2026

Named the Sakhi Fish Sanctuary, the initiative marks the country's first formally recognised, locally governed fish conservation zone, aimed at protecting critical river habitats while promoting ...

News Nepal » Karnali » Places: First gharial hatchlings spotted in nearly two decades in Nepal’s Karnali River

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/first-gharial-hatchlings-spotted-in-nearly-two-decades-in-nepals-karnali-river/

Published on: Sunday 19 June 2022

Twenty-eight gharial hatchlings have been spotted in a tributary of Nepal’s Karnali River, the first sign of successful nesting in this waterway in at least 16 years. The discovery by villagers living ...

News Nepal » Karnali » Places: Eurasian otter sighting in Nepal’s Karnali River cause for hope and concern

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/eurasian-otter-sighting-in-nepals-karnali-river-cause-for-hope-and-concern/

Published on: Sunday 20 July 2025

In April 2023, fishermen caught a Eurasian otter in their net in the Karnali River, western Nepal, and reported the finding to researchers. A new study now confirms that this marks the northernmost ...

News Nepal » Karnali » Places: Nepal: The Story of Karnali

News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2008/11/26/nepal-the-story-of-karnali/

Published on: Tuesday 25 November 2008

Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and defending human rights can positively influence how people experience events ...

News Nepal » Karnali » Places: Dolphin population in Nepal’s Karnali river drops to three

News channel or source: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/international/dolphin-population-in-nepal-s-karnali-river-drops-to-three/

Published on: Monday 05 January 2026

BARDIYA – The number of dolphins in the Karnali river has fallen sharply, with only three dolphins now spotted in the river. Bardiya National Park reported that a survey in the Patabhar area of the ...