Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most visitors don’t consider the Himalaya a wildlife destination, but the world’s highest mountains hold a surprising amount of ...

Whenever individuals imagine the Himalayas, they have in mind snow capped mountains, silent valleys and spiritual retreats. Living behind this dramatic landscape though is one of the most unexpected ...

A surge in “helicopter tourism” at Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Mount Everest, is adversely affecting the local community and wildlife, reports Mongabay contributor Shashwat Pant. Helicopters have ...

Through research, conflict-mitigation systems, and local stewardship initiatives like ‘Bear Brothers’, WWF-India’s programme ...

The lives of many thousands of people who harvest wild plants and fungi in the high mountains of Nepal are set to improve with the launch of a new project by TRAFFIC and partners. High in the ...

In the Himalayas, when the elevation surpasses 8,000 feet, it starts to get hard to breathe. As you continue to climb, the air gets even thinner and barely anything is seen growing or living that high ...