Project Leader: Min Bahadur Gurung

Location: Manaslu Conservation Area

Started on: 2015

Manaslu Conservation Area is biodiversity spot which harbors wide range of flora and fauna, thus avian diversity falls no apart to diversity. This is why MCA is proposed for upgrading of the area from ‘Potential Important Bird Area’ to the ‘Bird Important Area’. The study is the first ever scientific research on Satyr Tragopan in Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal and overall Nepal. Field study was carried on10th February to 18th February and 30 May to 10 June, 2015 to explore the distribution and abundance of the species along with conservation threats in the study area by Min Bahadur Gurung.