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- A king cobra nest was discovered on July 15 in the Ambe Community Forest near Ghorahi, Nepal, by residents collecting mushrooms.
- Authorities have temporarily restricted public access to the area while conservationists monitor the nesting female and her eggs.
- Local residents have been asked to stay away from the site until the eggs hatch in roughly two to three months and the cobra leaves naturally.
- The find has also renewed debate because the king cobra is classified as Vulnerable internationally but is not on Nepal's protected wildlife species list.
What to watch next
- Monitoring of the nest until the eggs hatch in about two to three months
- Possible calls to add the king cobra to Nepal's protected wildlife species list
- Enforcement of the access restrictions and coordination between the Division Forest Office and the community forest users committee
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Named Nepal · Ambe Community Forest · Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City · Jhakri Sota · Community Forest Users Committee · Division Forest Office · Kuldeep Neupane · The Cool Down
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