Honey hunters in Nepal face dwindling bee numbers

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For several rural communities in Nepal, cliff-side honey hunting is a tradition handed down for generations and also a source of income besides paddy, corn, millet and wheat they grow in their farms. But villagers are worried because the bee numbers and hives have been declining.

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