A cafe on the banks of the Rapt river in Chitwan, Nepal. The river serves as the border between the national park and its buffer zone. Image by Abhaya Raj Joshi. The town had long eyed the Jaldevi ...

In 2079/80 BS, 22 rhino deaths were recorded, with one linked to poaching. Nepal is home to 752 one-horned rhinos, with 694 residing in Chitwan National Park, as per the 2021 census.