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- Title
First photographic record of marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata Martin, 1837 (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) in Nepal.
- Authors
Lama, Sonam Tashi; Ross, James G.; Bista, Damber; Sherpa, Ang Phuri; Regmi, Ganga Ram; Suwal, Madan Krishna; Sherpa, Pema; Weerman, Janno; Lama, Shrota Shrestha; Thapa, Madhuri; Poudyal, Laxman Prasad; Paterson, Adrian M.
- Abstract
The marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata is a Near Threatened small felid. The cat's presence in Nepal is based on an anecdote. A camera trap-based study to access diversity and abundance of terrestrial mammals in eastern Nepal accumulated 3,014 camera trap days and resulted in 5,176 photographs of 17 mediumlarge sized mammal species. Amongst them, a marbled cat was captured at a single camera trap station in January 2018. The camera trap-capturing the marbled cat was located in the secondary forest at an altitude of 2,750 m a.s.l., dominated by free-ranging cattle close to a permanent human settlement (1.4 km) and a temporary cattle herding camp (0.4 km). This is the first photographic evidence of a marbled cat in Nepal. In this survey, we also recorded three other felid species: common leopard Panthera pardus, Asiatic golden-cat Catopuma temminckii and leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis. We recommend detailed yearround camera trap surveys in the mid-hills of eastern Nepal along with research on adaptation of the small felids to human-dominated areas and assessment of immediate threats for preparing sound conservation management plans of the marbled cat and its sympatric species. Initiation of conservation programmes engaging local dokpa (herders) is necessary.
- Subjects
NEPAL; MARBLED cat; MAMMALS; ASIAN golden cat; PRIONAILURUS bengalensis
- Publication
Nature Conservation, 2019, Issue 32, p19
- ISSN
1314-6947
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/natureconservation.32.29740