Krishna Pokharel writes about life, politics, business, environment, religion and culture in India and the Himalayan region for The Wall Street Journal.

As water sources dry up due to erratic snowfall and rising temperatures, villagers in the high-altitude Himalayan region ...

Kathmandu, April 26 -- "They were still young when they were rescued and brought to the zoo," Hari Krishna Shrestha says. "They were put in the zoo nursery and I cared for them." ...

For over a decade, Adrian Budnick has taken adoption photos of the dogs at Nashville's county animal shelter, but it wasn't ...

In eastern India, at Government Diakkawn High School, researchers spotted a leucistic hoary-bellied Himalayan squirrel, a rare sight due to its almost complete loss of pigmentation. This unique ...

Himalayan blackberries (Rubus armeniacus) are known to many Washington residents as much for their sweet summer harvest as ...

The Chel Snakehead fish, thought to be extinct, has made a dramatic comeback to the eastern Himalayan ecosystem after more ...

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...

After locals spotted the unusual animal, researchers spent several months observing and photographing it. Take a look.

A photo authentically shows a large, bear-like animal standing next to a man. Some social media users speculated that the ...