2021
DOI: 10.3126/njes.v9i1.37844
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Habitat preference of Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster Hodgson, 1839) at Lapchi of Bigu Rural Municipality, Gaurishankar Conservation Area

Abstract: The Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) is an endangered species listed in the IUCN Red List and Appendix I of CITES. It is widely but discontinuously distributed in Nepal. A Pellet sign survey was carried in April 2019 in Lapchi valley of Gaurishankar Conservation Area (GCA) in Nepal to assess the habitat preference of Himalayan musk deer. A total of 11 transects of 16348 m length and 10 m wide was surveyed. Seven Parameters: Elevation, Aspect, ground cover, distance from the water source, crown cover, … Show more

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“…Because of this special religious status, humans and wildlife (including nature and the snow leopard) live harmoniously in Lapchi Valley. However, the local pastoralists often suffer from the predation of livestock by snow leopards and the Himalayan black bear [27].…”
Section: Study Areamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Because of this special religious status, humans and wildlife (including nature and the snow leopard) live harmoniously in Lapchi Valley. However, the local pastoralists often suffer from the predation of livestock by snow leopards and the Himalayan black bear [27].…”
Section: Study Areamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…fuscus , and M . leucogaster are found in Nepal (Green, 1986; Koju, Bashyal, & Shah, 2021; Lamsal et al., 2018; Singh, Gautam, et al., 2020; Singh, Mainali, et al., 2020). M .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Nepal, it is distributed throughout the Himalayan region with 5815.08 km 2 of area inside protected areas (Aryal & Subedi, 2011). Among the 20 protected areas of the country, it is distributed majorly in Api Nampa Conservation Area (ANCA), Khaptad National Park (KNP), Rara National Park (RNP), Shey Phoksundo National Park (SPNP), Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve (DHR), Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), Manaslu Conservation Area (MCA), Langtang National Park (LNP), Makalu Barun National Park (MBNP), and Kanchanjunga Conservation Area (KCA) (Amin et al., 2018; Green, 1986; Harris, 2016; Jnawali et al., 2011; Koju, Bashyal, & Shah, 2021; Lamsal et al., 2018; Neupane et al., 2021; Singh, Gautam, et al., 2020; Singh, Mainali, et al., 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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