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View article: First record of Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica Pallas, 1773 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) with photographic evidence in Jajarkot, Nepal
First record of Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica Pallas, 1773 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) with photographic evidence in Jajarkot, Nepal Open
Camera traps placed in Nalgaad Municipality, Kuse Rural Municipality, and Barekot Rural Municipality of Jajarkot District, Karnali Province, Nepal showed a new distributional information for Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica. This finding h…
View article: First record of spotted linsang Prionodon pardicolor (Hodgson, 1841) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Prionodontidae) with photographic evidence in Khotang and Bhojpur, Eastern Nepal
First record of spotted linsang Prionodon pardicolor (Hodgson, 1841) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Prionodontidae) with photographic evidence in Khotang and Bhojpur, Eastern Nepal Open
Information on a globally ‘Least Concern’ and nationally ‘Endangered’ spotted linsang Prionodon pardicolor via camera trap image offers hope to address Wallacean shortfall outside the Protected Area in its range. The present paper reports …
View article: Landslides in the Himalayas: The Role of Conditioning Factors and Their Resolution in Susceptibility Mapping
Landslides in the Himalayas: The Role of Conditioning Factors and Their Resolution in Susceptibility Mapping Open
Landslides present remarkable hazards in the Himalayan region, particularly in areas with young and fragile topography. Mitigating vulnerability requires assessing susceptibility, which relies heavily on the accuracy of susceptibility maps…
View article: Transhumance Herders' Perceptions Towards the Change in Temperature and Precipitation in Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens Cuvier 1825) Habitats in Jajarkot, Karnali Province, Nepal
Transhumance Herders' Perceptions Towards the Change in Temperature and Precipitation in Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens Cuvier 1825) Habitats in Jajarkot, Karnali Province, Nepal Open
The endangered red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is endemic to the Himalayas, including Jajarkot. Forest-dependent agro-pastoralists in Jajarkot rely on natural resources for their livelihoods in prime red panda habitats. This paper describes ho…
View article: Understanding Policy Coherence and Interplay Governing Biodiversity Conservation and Associated Livelihood Practices in Karnali Province, Nepal
Understanding Policy Coherence and Interplay Governing Biodiversity Conservation and Associated Livelihood Practices in Karnali Province, Nepal Open
One of Nepal's most significant strategies for biodiversity protection is biodiversity conservation policy. Despite a significant paradigm shift in Nepalese policies and huge success in community-based conservation, conservation efficiency…
View article: First distributional record of the Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Horsfield, 1821 (Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae) from Sindhuli District, Nepal
First distributional record of the Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Horsfield, 1821 (Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae) from Sindhuli District, Nepal Open
Information on the distribution of the Vulnerable Lesser Adjutant from Sindhuli District is scarce. Here we report the investigation and observation a total of 12 individuals and two active nests of Lesser Adjutant in five different locati…
View article: First record of Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotusauritus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Jumla, Karnali Province, Nepal
First record of Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotusauritus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Jumla, Karnali Province, Nepal Open
Plecotus auritus is predominantly a European species.Outside the European distribution range, this species has also been recorded in the easternmost locality of Darjeeling, West Bengal in India (Jerdon 1867) at an altitude 2000 m a.s.l.(Sp…
View article: A first photographic record of a Yellow-bellied Weasel Mustela kathiah Hodgson, 1835 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) from western Nepal
A first photographic record of a Yellow-bellied Weasel Mustela kathiah Hodgson, 1835 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) from western Nepal Open
One live and another dead Yellow-bellied Weasel were spotted at an altitude of 2,190m and 3,078m, respectively, in Lamsung, Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality, Myagdi and Barekot Rural Municipality, Jajarkot on 1 May 2016 and 16 June 2016 in th…