Living with Leopards in the Himalayas

Context

In the 1990s, Nepal handed local villages the power to manage their own forests. The trees grew back, and the wildlife followed. But restoring a habitat also means inviting back its top predators. In a report published on 29 July 2026, Knowable Magazine visits communities dealing with the unexpected cost of a conservation victory. As leopards increasingly treat village farmland as hunting grounds, the math of wildlife protection changes. Saving an animal from disappearing is only the first step. The harder part is figuring out how to live next door to it.

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