Journal of Mountain Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(12), P. 3464 - 3475
Published: Dec. 1, 2023
Language: Английский
PeerJ, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12, P. e17497 - e17497
Published: May 31, 2024
Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a pressing issue worldwide but varies by species over time and place. One of the most prevalent forms HWC in mid-hills Nepal human-common-leopard (HLC). Leopard attacks, especially forested areas, can severely impact villagers their livestock. Information on HLC Gorkha district was scarce, thus making it an ideal location to identify high-risk zones landscape variables associated with such events. Registered cases were collected reviewed from Division Forest Office (DFO) during 2019-2021. Claims DFO records confirmed herders via eight focus group discussions. To enhance modeling success, researchers identified total 163 leopard attack locations livestock, ensuring minimum distance at least 100 meters between locations. Using maximum entropy (MaxEnt) considering 13 environmental variables, we mapped common risk zones. True Skill Statistics (TSS) area under receiver-operator curve (AUC) used evaluate validate Output. Furthermore, 10 replications, 1,000 iterations, 1000 background points employed modeling. The average AUC value for model, which 0.726 ± 0.021, revealed good accuracy. model performed well, as indicated TSS 0.61 0.03. Of research (27.92 km
Language: Английский
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Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(10)
Published: Oct. 1, 2023
Abstract Understanding factors associated with coexistence of human and wildlife in human‐dominated landscapes is crucial for effective species conservation. Among the species, sloth bears Melursus ursinus are found both inside outside protected areas Nepal, increasing cases bear conflicts areas. This highlights necessity a comprehensive understanding anthropogenic ecological that affect occurrence bear. The these important its conservation through establishing management action plan. We studied bear's occupancy their environments other large predators Parsa–Koshi Complex Nepal using camera traps from December 2022 to March 2023. identified detection probability as 0.12 0.31, respectively. Our analysis reveals positive relationship between presence ( βpredators = 3.104 ± 0.968), such tigers Panthera tigris ) leopards pardus ), well number humans detected βhuman 1.428 1.216) canopy cover percentage βcc 1.002 0.737). However, livestock shows negative interaction βlivestock −2.240 1.467). There was insignificant distance settlements, roads, water bodies. These findings underscore complex dynamics bears, humans, predators, landscapes. To ensure long‐term survival populations promote conservation, strategies account socio‐economic essential.
Language: Английский
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Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 46, P. e02562 - e02562
Published: June 29, 2023
The Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) is facing threats, such as habitat degradation and human disturbances, which are increasing. To aid their conservation, it crucial to understand the anthropogenic ecological factors that influence occurrence. We conducted a study in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Nepal using remote cameras detect gorals during late winter (March 2022) spring (May 2022). were more likely be detected (p = 0.53 ± 0.11) compared 0.39 effects of on varied between these periods. During winter, distance nearest settlement (βsettlement 1.91 1.08) number other wild ungulates (βungulates 2.93 1.18) had positive effect In contrast, only ungulate detections 3.33 1.24) impact occupancy spring. livestock carnivores each season did not occupancy. Our results highlight importance considering variables understanding distribution inform species conservation strategies.
Language: Английский
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Heliyon, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(6), P. e16639 - e16639
Published: May 25, 2023
Over the last few years, intensifying human impact and deterioration of natural habitats have severely restricted global distribution large herbivores. Rucervus duvaucelii, commonly recognized as swamp deer, is a habitat-specialist endemic herbivore Indian Subcontinent. It classified vulnerable by IUCN listed in CITES Appendix I due to steep decline its population, which primarily anthropogenic causes. In Nepal, remaining population this species confined limited pocket areas within western Terai Arc Landscape. We explored potential habitat for deer across landscape using modelling through MaxEnt algorithm 173 field-verified presence points alongside six anthropogenic, four topographic, vegetation-related variables. Our study found that out total area (9207 km2), only 6% (590 km2) was suitable deer. Approximately 45% incorporated protected areas, with Shuklaphanta National Park harboring largest patch. The suitability discovered be positively associated low-elevation near water sources, far from settlements, implying need conserve sources minimize extension pressure their long-term conservation. Additionally, we suggest implications deer-centric conservation strategy, an emphasis on increasing connectivity corridors landscape-level trans-boundary initiatives between Nepal India. Moreover, considering herbivores' high vulnerability extinction, similar researche incorporating factors utmost importance produce vital information conserving other regionally globally endemic, habitat-specialized
Language: Английский
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Animals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(11), P. 1639 - 1639
Published: May 30, 2024
Human-wildlife conflicts are becoming increasingly common worldwide and a challenge to biodiversity management. Compared with compensatory management, which often focuses on solving emergency conflicts, mitigation management allows decision-makers better understand where the damage is distributed, how species distributed when conduct their activity. Here, we integrated data collected from 90 districts/counties' surveys 1271 camera traps status, abundance, density activity rhythms of wild boar (
Language: Английский
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Virus Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 350, P. 199463 - 199463
Published: Sept. 25, 2024
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is responsible for a highly contagious and often fatal neurological disease that affects various carnivores, including domestic dogs. In Nepal, recent reports of CDV exposure illness in leopards (Panthera pardus) have raised concerns about the transmission among dogs wild carnivores. To investigate genetic lineage spread CDV, our study utilized archived post-mortem samples from four exhibited clinical signs suggestive canine infection. These were rescued Palpa, Dolakha, Kathmandu, Parbat districts. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed strains circulating belong to Asia-5 lineage, which also prevalent carnivores Nepal neighboring India. The relatedness between leopard sequences those both other within suggests may acquired multiple sources, potentially facilitated by their generalist dietary habits preying on even mesocarnivores. Furthermore, we inspected specific amino acid substitution hemagglutinin gene possible non-canid hosts, although further research needed draw definitive conclusions. Given vulnerable state population already threatened poaching retaliatory killing, emergence as potential novel threat deeply concerning. Comprehensive surveillance studies are essential understand dynamics spillover develop informed interventions. Urgent measures, vaccination programs effective control dog population, mitigate impact this safeguard future Nepal's
Language: Английский
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Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 56, P. e03301 - e03301
Published: Nov. 13, 2024
Language: Английский
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Journal for Nature Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 80, P. 126627 - 126627
Published: May 6, 2024
Language: Английский
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Indian Journal of Surgery, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 87(1), P. 102 - 108
Published: July 1, 2024
Language: Английский
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bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: March 6, 2023
Abstract Attacks on humans by leopards Panthera pardus often escalate human-leopard conflict, influence extreme negative tolerance and encourage retaliatory killings. In the rural hilly region of Arghakhanchi district, mid-western Nepal, a leopard killed child in November 2018. Government authorities captured week later which was immediately villagers. We collected predator’s salivary DNA from victim’s bite wound compared its fingerprint profile with leopard’s to resolve case using 13 microsatellite markers for individualization. Our genetic analysis confirmed that persecuted villagers same had victim. urge government devise dedicated policy guidelines conflict management mitigation incorporate protocols, including individualization panel we have standardized, mandate correct identification before any interventions such as persecutions translocations are attempted. also recommend steering community programs proactively safeguard children, people livestock avoid conflicts positive towards leopards. This will benefit conservation save human lives livelihoods leading healthy coexistence.
Language: Английский
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