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Nepal Army guards 14 protected areas; rhino count rose to 752
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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Nepal's army protects 14 protected areas with about 8,000 soldiers, and the rhino count there has risen to 752, Mongabay reported in 2025. Poaching had increased during the conflict years.
What?
Nepal's army protects 14 protected areas with about 8,000 soldiers; the rhino count rose to 752 Mongabay
Where?
Nepal, 14 protected areas (not listed in the source) Mongabay
When?
Source dated February 2025; the conflict years and deployment dates are not stated Mongabay
Who?
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Army personnel guard the protected areas; the source does not describe the method in detail Mongabay
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
Mongabay reported in February 2025 that Nepal's army protects 14 protected areas with about 8,000 soldiers.
The same report says the rhino count in those areas has risen to 752.
According to the report, poaching had increased in the conflict years.
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Lawsuits and rulings
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Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not describe the effect of the army's presence on local communities.
- None on record The year of the rhino count is not stated in the source entry.
- None on record The source entry does not name the 14 protected areas.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Military-backed conservation without firing a single shotMongabay · 2025-02
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