A dhole, also known as the Asiatic Wild Dog, captured by a camera trap in the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area. Photos: AMBIKA PRASAD KHATIWADA Villagers in Nepal’s Kanchenjunga region were baffled-- ...
Wild dogs get a bad press in Nepal, almost as bad as hyenas. The fact that the Nepali word for the wild dog (bwanso) is also used to refer to the wolf is part of the problem Bwanso is used to describe ...