Landmark Nepal court ruling ends impunity for wealthy wildlife collectors

Mongabay
May 30, 2023, 2:24 pm170 pts
KATHMANDU — In a landmark verdict, Nepal’s Supreme Court has directed the government to take concrete steps to implement the country’s conservation laws and seize illegal private collections of wildlife parts. Justices Sapna Pradhan Malla and Til Prasad Shrestha also ordered the government to come up with…

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