After Botswana, Nepal tries artificial scent marking to fend big cats off villages

KATHMANDU — In March 2025, a tiger followed a forest trail through Nepal’s Khata Corridor until it reached a small iron stake next to the path. Attached to it was a dispenser releasing a laboratory-made version of a chemical found in the scent markings big cats use to mark their territory and…

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1. 2026-10-30 14:45 UTCMongabay · news.mongabay.com ↗

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