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National bird on verge of extinction

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National bird on verge of extinction


The national bird of Nepal Danphe (Lophophorus) is on the verge of extinction in Achham district. Lack of preservation and the conservation of Ramaroshan, the one and only place in the district that houses this national bird, have been attributed for it.

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The National Bird of Nepal

Casting light to the situation, Kali Bahadur Budha, a local said that unlike in the past, the villagers do not see the bird of this species in bulk.
“The concerned authority is not making any effort to conserve the bird as well its habitat, Ramaroshan,” he complained.
A local social worker Govinda Saud added that if the government continues to turn blind eye towards it, Ramaroshan will soon lose its existence apart from its habitats such as birds like Danphe and other wild animals.
People should work united at local level to address this issue, opined Chandra Prasad Dhungana, chairman of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Achham.
Assistant District Forest Officer in Accham, Bhaktaraj Giri, stated that since it is the responsibility of the Department of National Park to conserve wild animals, the District Forest Office so far has not run any program as such.

Source: The Himalayan Times

Foreign hunters flocked to Dhorpatan reserve

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Foreign hunters flocked to Dhorpatan reserve

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With first hunting season has started this year, foreign trained hunters have started flocking there to hunt wild animals.

According to the office of Dhorpatan Wildlife Reserve, six countries have been given permission for hunting the Himalayan blue sheep and the jharals this season and the reserve will be open for game hunting till December 3.

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Foreign hunters flocked to Dhorpatan reserve

The Reserve office informed that the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Reserve has fixed the quota for hunting 14 Himalayan blue sheep and eight jharals for the first season.

Hunters from the US, Russia, Germany, South Africa, Norway and Latvia had applied for permission.

They are reportedly visiting Nepal for hunting expedition in the Dhorpatan Reserve through different hunting agencies.

The hunters have to pay royalty in the range of Rs 277000 to Rs 401000 per a hunted jharal and Rs 271,000 to Rs 325500 per a hunted Himalayan blue sheep. The rate of hunting royalty has gone up since the last two years.

source: Nepalmountainnews

51 snow leopards in Nepal

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There are 51 snow leopards in two national parks and three other conservation areas in Nepal, a recent study revealed. A study carried out by a team of researchers from the Center for Molecular Dynamics, Nepal with financial support from Hario Ban program of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Nepal and Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation found that 23 big cats were found in Kanchanjunga Conservation Area, 17 in Annapurna Conservation Area, seven in Manaslu Conservation Area and a pair was found each in Langtang National Park and Sagarmatha National Park.

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Methods like micro satellite, Geno-typical technology along with DNA and lab testing of feces were used in tracing and counting snow leopards for the study that took 12 months to complete.

Lab testing of feces of the wild animals had helped the researchers to produce significant findings. DNA testing was key in finding out whether the feces belonged to snow leopard or not. The test also helped to show whether the animal is male or female.

Out of 279 feces samples collected from five different conservation areas, lab tests had proved that 198 samples were of snow leopards. The study has stated that 85 of the samples were collected from Kanchanjunga Conservation Area, 62 from Annapurna Conservation Area and 34 from Manaslu Conservation Area while nine of the samples were collected each from Langtang National Park, and  Sagarmatha National Park.

National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029 has placed snow leopards under the list of other endangered wild animal found in Nepal.