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This song features the story of a bus driver who illegally transports wildlife along the Nepal-China border highways. A traditional Gandharva musician sits next to the driver, and warns him to check the goods he is transporting. He tells him about how smugglers are known to try and convince drivers and passengers to carry illegal goods. The singer further describes the severity of the punishments handed to those found guilty in illegal wildlife transport. He suggests that greater caution would not only help drivers to avoid fines and also helps to safeguard Nepal’s wildlife.

Illegal wildlife trade threatens biodiversity, including Nepal’s iconic One-horned Rhinoceros, Royal Bengal Tiger and plant species. Nepal has strict conservation laws and strong enforcement.

Our research, published in Conservation Science and Practice, drew on interviews with more than 100 people arrested for wildlife crimes across Nepal. We found that many of the prisoners knew wildlife trade was illegal, but only a few recognised the scale of the punishments they could face.

People will not be deterred from participating in illegal trade if they do not perceive it as a risk.

Ban Ko Katha music series shares the painful stories of people arrested for wildlife trade. We chose to communicate these using traditional music of the Gandharva indigenous people, whose travelling musicians are known throughout Nepal for their tragic ballads. It features Prakash Gandharva (Dilu) singing and playing the Sarangi, with stories and lyrics by Kumar Paudel.

The songs were shared via live performances in communities where wildlife trade is common, reaching more than 1000 people (Sept- Nov 2019). They were broadcasted through the Community Information Network to 330 community radio stations across 77 districts, covering an audience of more than nine million.

Story and lyrics: Kumar Paudel
Music, voice and cast: Prakash Gandharba (Dilu)
Camera: Angnima Lama and Sonam Tashi
Edit: Rukesh Lama
Logistics: Sanish Dhungana
Supported by: WWF Nepal, Hariyo Ban Program

Thanks to Tilasmi, Thomas Rai, Pragyan Thapa, Thomas Rai, Sanjay Paudel, Madhav Khadka, Sunil Shakya, Amit Pradhan, Santosh Pudasaini, Rabi Manandhar, Bijay Timalsina, Gyan Neupane, Sabina Shrestha, Jacob Phelps, Gary R Potter, Anil Dhakal, Netra Sharma, Sagar Giri, Kalyan Dahal, Hemanta Shrestha and all the people who have directly and indirectly helped to make this happen.

Disclaimer: This video is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Greenhood Nepal and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

डिस्क्लेमरः यो भिडियो अमेरिकी जनताद्वारा अमेरिकी विकास नियोग (युएसएड) को माध्यमबाट प्रदान गरिएको उदार सहयोगबाट सम्भव भएको हो । यसमा उल्लेखित विषयवस्तु ग्रिनहुड नेपालको जिम्मेवारी हो र यसले युएसएड तथा अमेरिकी सरकारको धारणा प्रतिनिधित्व गरेको मानिने छैन ।

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