By KAEDENCE EAMES Sneha Shrestha was working at a trekking agency in Thamel when the idea for Sneha’s Care first came to life. She didn’t quite have the money to open her shelter yet, but she carried dog biscuits in her purse to feed any street dogs she passed. Sneha’s Care, a shelter primarily fit…

By HATTIE BATCHELDER Deep in Nepal’s Annapurna Conservation Area, trekkers are surrounded by dense forests, mist-covered trails, and lively teahouses. The region is famous for its dramatic mountain scenery and biodiversity, but another resident is impossible to ignore. Tiny vampires lurk in the dewy leaves and the cracks of the rocky trails, blood suckers otherwise…

By NOAH EPPS In the mid-1970s, the crocodile-like gharial was nearly extinct from its traditional range. Conservation efforts in Nepal have stabilized their decline, but climate change-related weather irregularities still threaten the vulnerable species. The gharial is a critically endangered crocodilian species native to the Northern India subcontinent. It is known for its long, beaklike…

BY JULIAN CLEMMER Getting around Nepal can be tricky. Busses, cars and trucks all weave in and out of traffic. Driving on the left-hand side of the road keeps American pedestrians on their toes crossing streets. The passenger vehicles driven on the streets of Nepal are often much smaller than their American counterparts and two-wheelers…

By HAVEN SAGER Tara Upreti was 12 years old when her father died from a heart attack. His death changed the trajectory of her future. Upreti was born and raised in Subhang, Panchthar, a small, green-hilled village in eastern Nepal. She grew up in a family of sustainable farmers that consisted of five sisters, three…