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Study of Reproductive Behavior of Assamese macaque in Nagarjun Forest

Reproductive behavior of Assamese macaque (Macaca assamensis) was studied in Nagarjun Forest of Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park in the year 2015. The fund needed for this study was provided by Dr. Hideshi Ogawa, Professor, School of International Liberal Studies, Chukyo University, Japan.

Strengthening Community Participatory Red Panda Conservation and Monitoring Program in Gaurishankar Conservation Area

Project “Strengthening Community Participatory Red Panda Conservation and Monitoring Program in Gaurishankar Conservation Area, Central Nepal” is ongoing red panda conservation project at Gaurishakar Conservation Area which is financial supported by Rufford Small Grant Program UK in mid of December 2014. We are accelerating Red Panda conservation efforts in GCA from 2012 through ground based […]

Study of Feeding Ecology of Assamese macaque in Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park

We are not only focused on research of Small mammals. This year we study the feeding ecology of Assamese macaque in Nagarjun forest with the financial support of Primate Conservation Inc, USA. Equipment needed for the study was donated by IDEA WILD. Assamese macaque (Macaca assamensis) of Nepal is designed as ‘Nepal Population’ which is […]

Red Panda Survey in Api-nampa Conservation Area- Darchula

With support from Dublin Zoo, Chester Zoo, Rufford Small grant, a team of SMCRF had been in ANCA, recently declared conservation area in far western part of Nepal for survey of Red Panda presence in the area. Feasibility study reports (Api Nampa Conservation Area and Kailash Scared Landscape Initiatives) reflect presence of red panda in […]

Functionality study of North-South Linkage in Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape

The project “Functionality study of North-South Linkage in Chitwan Annapurna Landscape” is WWF/Hariyo Ban funded project with its partner organizations USAID, WWF, CARE, FECOFUN and NTNC. Functionality of the corridor study of the North-South linkage in CHAL is under investigation to understand the genetic flow of fauna (e.g., herbivores, carnivores, bats, birds, and fishes), and […]

Pangolin Trade, Status, Distribution, Ethnicity and its Conservation in Eastern Nepal

Eastern Nepal has suitable habitat for pangolin, but it has been also considered as prone pangolin trade area. The trade scenario, status, distribution, ethno-zoological importance, threats to the pangolin was analyzed and simultaneously performed conservation awareness program in seven VDC’s of two districts (Dhankuta and Ilam) of eastern Nepal from March-May 2014.  We recorded 1328 […]

Distribution and behavioral ecology of Irrawaddy Squirrel in urban habitats of Bhaktapur

The MSc dissertation presented by Rama Karki to Central Department of Environment Science was supported by SMCRF in the year 2013. The dissertation was aimed to document the presence/absence status, distribution, diurnal behavior, habitat preference and existing threats of squirrel. Nepal harbors 11 species of squirrels: out of them a single species Irrawaddy squirrel occurred […]

Red Panda Conservation in Gaurishankar Conservation Area

To raise awareness on local people towards red panda, a total of four community programmes were conducted in different areas (Gaurishankar, Marbu, Kalinchock and Ghorthali) that consist of local people and herders. Also, four red panda conservation groups were formed to monitor red panda and to control fuel wood collection, malingo/malingo shoot collection, livestock pressure […]

Distribution of Red Panda in Jajarkot District of Western Nepal

With aims to explore the distribution status on red panda, a field based study was carried out in 2013 and confirmed red panda presence at Nayakwada VDCs in Jajarkot. The study was focused on forest area of Nayakwada Village Development Committee which falls under both community forest and national forests regime. Based on river system […]