Conservation Status of Fishing Cat in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
MSc dissertation presented by Rama Mishra to Central Department of Zoology was performed under technical support of SMCRF. The dissertation was aimed to assess the status and threats to the fishing cat and associated small carnivores in CNP. This study reported on systematic camera trap, sign and community based survey results. From a total survey […]
Camera Trap Survey at Annapurna Base Camp Trail, Nepal
Camera trap survey along the trail of Annapurna Conservation Area was carried out on October 2013. Camera traps were deployed on five different sites and a Leopard cat was trapped on Chomrong village along the trail of ABC.
Camera Trap Survey at Betana Wetland Area, Morang
Camera trap survey at Betana Wetland Area was carried on Jan- Feb of 2013 for the survey of small cat presence in and around the wetland and forest area. A jungle cat was trapped.
Seasonal Variation in Abundance and Distribution of Bats in Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor
The study by Dibya Raj Dahal studied the seasonal variation in abundance and distribution of bats in Sunsari-Morang industrial corridor. The main objective of the research was to investigate seasonal and spatial variations in bat diversity in A. Ithari, B. Khanar C. Duhabi, D. Hattimuda and E. Tankisiniwari. Specific objectives were to determine species diversity, […]
Altitudinal variation in bats, Understanding peoples’ perception to bats in Sagarmatha (Everest) Zone
The field based study was performed in Sagarmatha Zone of Eastern Nepal to assess altitudinal variation of bats and to understand peoples’ perception about bats in the area. The study presented new evidences of bat distribution regionally and globally. Apart the study presented a low understanding to bats in the study area which was significantly […]
Trade Survey of Pangolin in Eastern Nepal
A field based survey to determine status of pangolin trade within eastern Nepal, an area vulnerable to pangolins trade. With the support from WWF-Nepal, the team visited four districts (Taplejung, Ilam, Dhankuta and Sankhuwasaba) of eastern Nepal. Claw of pangolin: An important ethnological component found during survey. Based on formal interview various aspects of pangolin […]
The study of Rodents in Highland Protected Areas
Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation collaborated with UK based organization BioEcoss for the study of Rodents in Annapurna Base Camp. Simon Poulton, a PhD student of East Anglia University and is leading the study and SMCRF is supporting its expert in the field assistance. From 2012 to 2016, Hem Bahadur Katuwal, Dipendra Adhikari, Sagar […]
Sagarmatha (Everest) Zone Project
The project aims to understand level of knowledge about bats importance in the local people residing the area, document comparative records of the bat species diversity, population and their habitats in Sagarmatha (Everest) Zone and adopt an awareness creation action to school children for the conservation of bats and nature for the substantial and long […]
An overview of squirrel
A report on the status of squirrel and threats for its conservation in Nepal was prepared by Sagar Dahal and Sanjan Thapa. The study focused on the status and conservation of Squirrels of Nepal. 248 species of squirrels present in the world. Nepal harbors 11 species with different global conservation status; Belomys pearsonii (Data Defecient, […]
Food habits of Red Panda
A master degree thesis conducted by Arjun Thapa in the supervision of Prof. Khadga Basnet was published by the Small Mammal Conservation and Research Foundation. The study examined diet composition, food niche breadth, and conservation threats of the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens F. Cuvier 1825) in Langtang National Park of Nepal. The study was conducted […]