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Students head to Nepal for conservation science study tour

28 January 2025
Eighteen students from Federation University Australia are visiting Nepal for a three-week study tour to learn about alternative approaches to wildlife conservation.

Eighteen students are visiting Nepal for a three-week study tour to learn about alternative approaches to wildlife conservation.

Eighteen students from Federation University Australia are currently visiting Nepal for a three-week study tour to learn about alternative approaches to wildlife conservation.

Hosted by Nepal’s National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), the study tour will give students an insight into community-led conservation techniques for species like the Bengal Tiger and One Horned Rhinoceros in Chitwan National Park.

The undergraduate science students will develop hands-on skills in wildlife and habitat monitoring in Nepal’s lowland area, while learning about Nepalese culture, rural society and natural resource management.

Following the study tour, six of the 18 students will stay in Nepal for a further three weeks to complete internships with the NTNC veterinary team, living and working with conservation and veterinary staff members

It is the fifth time the University has offered the Nepal tour to students with support from the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan program which aims to lift knowledge of the Indo Pacific in Australia by supporting Australian undergraduates to study and undertake internships in the region.

Quotes attributable to Federation University Professor of Conservation Biology and Dean of the Graduate Research School, Wendy Wright

“This amazing field trip is helping students to broaden their understanding of the world and engages them in different ways of thinking about wildlife conservation and wildlife health.”

“It introduces students to Nepal’s community-based approach to conservation, which is different from government-led initiatives in the West, including an introduction to the Nepalese community forestry system.”

“It’s wonderful to be embarking on the fifth year of this program which has helped the University build strong ties to the Nepalese community.”