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- Title
First record of Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (Felidae), in eastern Nepal.
- Authors
Bista, Damber; Lama, Sonam Tashi; Shrestha, Janam; Rumba, Yam Bahadur; Weerman, Janno; Thapa, Madhuri Karki; Acharya, Haribhadra; Sherpa, Ang Phuri; Hudson, Nicholas J.; Baxter, Greg S.; Murray, Peter John
- Abstract
We report the first record of a Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, in eastern Nepal in 2020 based on photographic evidence. We documented this evidence at 3,165 m a.s.l., which makes it the highest elevation record of a tiger in Nepal. We recorded this evidence in one of 46 trail cameras deployed for monitoring Red Pandas in the Panchthar-Ilam-Taplejung (PIT) area. The PIT area, which has non-protected status, borders India in the east. Our finding supports the importance of transboundary conservation, which will benefit local and flagship wildlife in the PIT area.
- Subjects
NEPAL; TIGERS; RED panda
- Publication
Check List, 2021, Vol 17, Issue 5, p1249
- ISSN
1809-127X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15560/17.5.1249