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Factors influencing the habitat selection of Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) and its conservation threats in the Rapti River of Chitwan National Park, Nepal Open

Nishan K.C., Bijaya Neupane, Bibek Belbase, Bijaya Dhami, Bhuwan Singh Bist , et al. · 2023

Mugger crocodiles (hereafter called muggers) are the apex predator and keystone species in slow flowing freshwater ecosystem. They play an important role in its functioning by distributing nutrients and increasing primary productivity. Mug…

Nesting habitat suitability and breeding of Asian woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) in Nepal Open

Prashant Ghimire, Saroj Panthi, Krishna Prasad Bhusal, Matthew Low, Nabin Pandey , et al. · 2022

New locality record of crab-eating mongoose Herpestes urva (Hodgson, 1836) from Parbat District of Nepal Open

Arjun Bhusal, Badri Baral, Sumana Chhetri, Aavas Pradhan, Bhuwan Singh Bist , et al. · 2022

Crab-eating mongoose Herpestes urva is one of the least studied small mammal species of Nepal with very few confirmed locality records. This paper presents the new location of crab-eating mongoose from agricultural land adjacent to the Sch…

A Strategy for involving community forest managers in effective forest fire management in Nepal Open

A. V. Parajuli, Ambika P. Gautam, Sundar Prasad Sharma, Prakash Lamichhane, Gagan Sharma , et al. · 2022

Each year forest fire causes enormous damage to Nepal's forest ecosystems and landscape. For an active community involvement at the landscape level, policymakers must take the interests of local forest managers into account to increase soc…

Latrine site and its use pattern by Large Indian Civet Viverra zibetha Linnaeus, 1758: record from camera trap Open

Bhuwan Singh Bist, Prashant Ghimire, Basant Sharma, Chiranjeevi Khanal, Anoj Subedi · 2021

Latrine sites are the places used for urination and defecation, which mostly act as a signaling agent for multiple purposes like territorial marking, confrontation with extruders or potential predators, delivering different inter and intra…

Correction to: Patterns and trends in two decades of research on Nepal’s mammalian fauna (2000–2019): examining the past for future implications Open

Bhuwan Singh Bist, Prashant Ghimire, Nishan K.C., Buddi Sagar Poudel, Chiranjibi Prasad Pokheral , et al. · 2021

The Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus: A Review of its Status, Distribution and Ecology Open

Prashant Ghimire, Rojina Ghimire, Matthew Low, Bhuwan Singh Bist, Nabin Pandey · 2021

The Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus is a stork found throughout Asia whose international conservation status is currently being considered for reclassification from vulnerable to near-threatened. However, much of what is known about thi…

Notes on two species of threatened turtles at the Forestry Campus Complex, Hetauda, Makwanpur, Nepal Open

Sandeep Chhetri Luitel, Aavas Pradhan, Bhuwan Singh Bist, Arjun Bhusal, Rakshanda Sedhain · 2021

Nesting habitat preference and breeding of Asian Woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) in Nepal Open

Prashant Ghimire, Saroj Panthi, Krishna Prasad Bhusal, Matthew Low, Nabin Pandey , et al. · 2021

Background: Asian Woollyneck Ciconia episcopus is large wading bird whose conservation status has been recently down-listed, despite a lack of general knowledge on its nesting ecology and breeding success. Thus, in this study we conducted …

Otter research in Asia: Trends, biases and future directions Open

Aarati Basnet, Prashant Ghimire, Yajna Prasad Timilsina, Bhuwan Singh Bist · 2020

A Preliminary Assessment of the Caves and Bats in Kaligandaki Canyon, Western, Nepal Open

Basant Sharma, Anoj Subedi, Sanjeev Baniya, Prashant Ghimire, Bhuwan Singh Bist , et al. · 2020

By virtue of geology, Nepal harbours hundreds of caves and provides potential habitat for a large variety of bats.However, limited studies have focused on cave dwelling bat species in Nepal.Our study along the Kaligandaki canyon -the deepe…

Forest fire risk mapping using GIS and remote sensing in two major landscapes of Nepal Open

A. V. Parajuli, Ambika P. Gautam, Sundar Prasad Sharma, Krishna Bahadur Bhujel, Gagan Deep Sharma , et al. · 2020

Forest fires have increased at an alarming rate in recent years, with multiple consequences in Nepal's forest ecosystem and landscapes. The research used remote sensing and GIS technology as well as statistical tools for developing forest …

First record of dawn bat Eonycteris spelaea (Dobson, 1871) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from western Nepal Open

Basant Sharma, Sanjeev Baniya, Anoj Subedi, Kritagya Gyawali, Shristee Panthee , et al. · 2018

This short note aims to document the first record of dawn bat Eonycteris spelaea from western Nepal.A single specimen was captured with a ground level mist net within Banpale forest of the Institute of Forestry (IoF) Pokhara on 1st April 2…

First Camera Trap Record of Common Leopard Panthera Pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Banpale Forest, Pokhara, Nepal Open

Bhuwan Singh Bist · 2017

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