scholarly journals An Overview of the Status and Conservation Initiatives of Red Panda Ailurus fulgens (Cuvier, 1825) in Nepal

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 171-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damber Bista ◽  
Rajiv Paudel
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Bamboo Species ◽  
Potential Habitat ◽  
Red Panda ◽  
The Status ◽  
Ailurus Fulgens ◽  
Conservation Threats ◽  
Fire Wood

The existing status of Red Panda Ailurus fulgens in Nepal is poorly known. Current work attempts to put the information on Red Panda status together from Nepal and the conservation initiatives taken so far in the country. Red Panda inhabits eastern Himalayan temperate broadleaved forest with bamboo in the understory with an altitudinal range preference of 2400-3900 m. The Red Panda population in Nepal is about 314 individuals. Although the majority of potential habitat i.e. 62% lies in community managed and national forest, a very few initiatives have been started for the research and conservation of this species outside the protected areas. The Red Panda is protected in Nepal. Forest fire, rotational grazing, slash and burn cultivation, timber and fire wood collection, predation by dogs, natural dying of ringal bamboo species, drought, landslide and lack of awareness are identified as the major conservation threats for Red Panda throughout its habitat within the country. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/init.v5i0.10268   The Initiation 2013 Vol.5; 171-181

scholarly journals An Overview of Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla): Its General Biology, Status, Distribution and Conservation Threats in Nepal

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prakash Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Illegal Trade ◽  
General Biology ◽  
The Status ◽  
Manis Pentadactyla ◽  
Conservation Threats ◽  
Scientific Attention

Chinese Pangolin is nocturnal, shy, non-aggressive, solitary, strange and burrowing mammal which has received low scientific attention. Little information is known about its biology, distribution and status. In Nepal it is distributed in many districts and protected areas. The status of this mammal is decreasing in the country but there is no any research regarding its biology, status and distribution. Although, this mammal is protected nationally and internationally, it is facing too much problems due to habitat destruction and illegal trade. This article mainly focuses on the biology, status, distribution and conservation threats of this ecologically beneficial handsome creature. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/init.v5i0.10267   The Initiation 2013 Vol.5; 164-170

scholarly journals Gaurishankar Conservation Area - A Prime Habitat for Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) in Central Nepal

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arjun Thapa ◽  
Sunil Thapa ◽  
Shumbu Poudel
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Forest Patches ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Central Nepal ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Red Panda ◽  
Barrier Distribution ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
Ailurus Fulgens ◽  
Fire Wood

Globally threatened Red Panda is found in isolated high mountain’s bamboo- forest patches in Nepal, India, Bhutan, China and Burma. This study was focused in Gaurishankar Conservation Area, one of the newly declared protected areas of Nepal, with aim to glean baseline information regarding existence of Red Panda, its habitat status and conservation issues. Methods like altitudinal line intercept, key informant survey and consultation (with local people, herders, conservation stakeholder) were used to address the objectives. Marbu, Kalinchok, Gaurishankar (Dolkha District), Chuchure, Gumdel (Ramechhap District) and Fulpingkatti (Sindupalchok District) area were surveyed in first phase of study and presence of Red Panda distribution was recorded from Marbu, Kalinchok, Chuchure and Fulpingkatti forests areas through sign evidence (fecal pellets). A total of 24 transects were established randomly in the whole area and only 16 transects were worked effectively because of topographical barrier. Distribution of Red Panda was found as clumped pattern ( ). Among these sites, frequent sign encounter was recorded in Marbu (5.45/km) area followed by Fulpingkatti (5.06/km), Kalinchok (3.73/km) and Chuchre (1.67/km). Like in other areas, conservation issues like habitat destruction, livestock pressure, fire wood collection and illegal poaching were rampant in Gaurishankar also. This study recommended for detail survey on population status and conservation activities should be elaborated in current identified habitat as well as further survey should be focused on other possible habitats within conservation area. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/init.v5i0.10252 The Initiation 2013 Vol.5; 43-49

scholarly journals Attitudes towards conservation of the Endangered red panda Ailurus fulgens in Nepal: a case study in protected and non-protected areas

Oryx ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 542-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hari P. Sharma ◽  
Jerrold L. Belant ◽  
Pei-Jen L. Shaner
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressures ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Red Panda ◽  
Ailurus Fulgens

AbstractThe red panda Ailurus fulgens is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by anthropogenic pressures such as livestock grazing. We surveyed people living in or near protected areas and people living away from protected areas in Nepal, to understand human attitudes towards red panda conservation. Given Nepal's participatory approach to managing protected areas, we hypothesized that local people living in or near protected areas would have more positive attitudes towards red panda conservation than those in non-protected areas. Ninety percent of the 142 respondents had positive attitudes, with people living in or near protected areas expressing less positive attitudes than those in non-protected areas. Despite this difference between protected and non-protected areas, people were generally positive towards red panda conservation. However, positive attitudes did not necessarily translate to sustainable resource-use behaviour. We found there was a high prevalence of both livestock grazing and livestock disease in red panda habitat. We suggest that alternative farming practices (e.g. stall-feeding of livestock) and awareness programmes (e.g. education on the conservation status and legal protection of red pandas, and livestock–wildlife disease transmission) could be important tools to improve conservation attitudes and protect red pandas in Nepal.

scholarly journals An overview of the status and conservation of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in India, with reference to its global status

Oryx ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anwaruddin Choudhury
Keyword(s):  
Vegetarian Diet ◽  
Average Density ◽  
Central China ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Potential Habitat ◽  
Area Of Occupancy ◽  
South Central ◽  
Red Panda ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Ailurus Fulgens

AbstractThe current status and distribution of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in the wild is poorly known. The subspecies fulgens is found in the Himalaya in Nepal, India, Bhutan, northern Myanmar and southwest China, and the subspecies styani occurs further to the east in south-central China. The red panda is an animal of subtropical and temperate forests, with the exception of Meghalaya in India, where it is also found in tropical forests. In the wild, red pandas take a largely vegetarian diet consisting chiefly of bamboo. The extent of occurrence of the red panda in India is about 170,000 sq km, although its area of occupancy within this may only be about 25,000 sq km. An estimate based on the lowest recorded average density and the total area of potential habitat suggests that the global population of red pandas is about 16,000–20,000. Habitat loss and poaching, in that order, are the major threats. In this paper the distribution, status and conservation problems of the red panda, especially in India, are reviewed, and appropriate conservation measures recommended, including the protection of named areas and the extension of some existing protected areas.

scholarly journals Response of the Endangered red panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens to anthropogenic disturbances, and its distribution in Phrumsengla National Park, Bhutan

Oryx ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 701-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pema Dendup ◽  
Ellen Cheng ◽  
Choki Lham ◽  
Ugyen Tenzin
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Anthropogenic Disturbance ◽  
National Park ◽  
Anthropogenic Disturbances ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Sensitive Species ◽  
Faecal Pellets ◽  
Red Panda ◽  
Ailurus Fulgens ◽  
Panda Habitat

AbstractAcross much of Asia protected areas have a dual objective of conserving biodiversity and supporting rural and indigenous livelihoods. For the red panda Ailurus fulgens and other sensitive species of concern, even limited anthropogenic disturbance may influence their use of protected areas. We quantified the prevalence of timber collection and livestock grazing, and their impacts on red panda habitat use, in Phrumsengla National Park, Bhutan. Red pandas used sites with at least 20% bamboo cover, as evidenced by presence of their faecal pellets. They avoided sites disturbed by livestock, regardless of bamboo availability. Timber collection itself was not an important predictor of red panda presence but bamboo may be harvested opportunistically from sites where timber is collected. Conservation efforts for the red panda should not rely on protected areas alone but should explicitly consider and mitigate impacts of anthropogenic disturbances in protected areas.

scholarly journals Status of gastrointestinal parasites in Red Panda of Nepal

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damber Bista ◽  
Saroj Shrestha ◽  
Ajaya Jang Kunwar ◽  
Sakshi Acharya ◽  
Shant Raj Jnawali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Parasite Prevalence ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasites ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Mean Intensity ◽  
Coprological Examination ◽  
Red Panda ◽  
The Status ◽  
Panda Habitat

Red pandas are known to be highly susceptible to endoparasites, which can have a prominent impact on the population dynamics of this endangered species. There are very limited published reports on prevalence and risk of parasites in wild populations of red panda, especially localized reports. This study attempts to provide an in-depth insight of the status of endoparasites in red pandas, which is critical for strengthening conservation efforts. A total of 272 fecal samples were collected through systematic sampling across the red panda distribution range in Nepal and coprological examination was completed using standard techniques. It was followed by an estimation of prevalence and mean intensity of parasites, as well as statistical analysis, which was carried out using R statistical software. Parasite prevalence was documented in 90.80% (n = 247) out of 272 samples examined which includes seven different species along with three genera of parasites belonging to Protozoans (3 species), Cestodes (1 genus, 1 species) and Nematodes (2 genera, 3 species). Nematodes predominated in all infected samples (87.62%). Prevalence ofAncyclostoma duodenale(n = 227, 70.06%), having a mean intensity of 3.45 ± 2.88 individuals per sample, was observed, followed byAscaris lumbricoides(n = 19, 5.86%) andEntamoeba histolytica(n = 24, 7.41%). Eight variables for assessing the determinants of infestation were tested: protected areas; non-protected areas; aspect; elevation; slope; and distance to water sources, herding stations, and settlements. Only the settlement displayed significant association (β= −1534e−04,t =  − 2.192,p = 0.0293) though each parasite species displayed dissimilar association with different variables. This study indicates the urgent need of improving existing herding practice through habitat zonation, rotational grazing, medication of livestock, and prohibition of open defecation within and around red panda habitat.

scholarly journals Photographic evidence of Red Panda Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 from West Kameng and Shi-Yomi districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 19254-19262
Author(s):  
Moktan Megha ◽  
Sylvia Christi ◽  
Rajesh Gopal ◽  
Mohnish Kapoor ◽  
Ridhima Solanki
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
The State ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Photographic Evidence ◽  
Country Study ◽  
Red Panda ◽  
The Status ◽  
Ailurus Fulgens

Camera-trap photos of Red Panda Ailurus fulgens were obtained from three locations in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India during a survey conducted from March to July 2019. Two of the locations are in West Kameng district and one location is in Shi-Yomi district (formerly West Siang). These records are important additions to the currently limited information available for species distribution in the state, and was gathered as part of a tri-country study on the status of tiger habitats in high altitude ecosystems of Bhutan, India, and Nepal. 

scholarly journals A systematic review of potential habitat suitability for the jaguar Panthera onca in central Arizona and New Mexico, USA

Oryx ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Eric W. Sanderson ◽  
Kim Fisher ◽  
Rob Peters ◽  
Jon P. Beckmann ◽  
Bryan Bird ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Panthera Onca ◽  
Mountain Ranges ◽  
Potential Habitat ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Conservation Plan

Abstract In April 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released its recovery plan for the jaguar Panthera onca after several decades of discussion, litigation and controversy about the status of the species in the USA. The USFWS estimated that potential habitat, south of the Interstate-10 highway in Arizona and New Mexico, had a carrying capacity of c. six jaguars, and so focused its recovery programme on areas south of the USA–Mexico border. Here we present a systematic review of the modelling and assessment efforts over the last 25 years, with a focus on areas north of Interstate-10 in Arizona and New Mexico, outside the recovery unit considered by the USFWS. Despite differences in data inputs, methods, and analytical extent, the nine previous studies found support for potential suitable jaguar habitat in the central mountain ranges of Arizona and New Mexico. Applying slightly modified versions of the USFWS model and recalculating an Arizona-focused model over both states provided additional confirmation. Extending the area of consideration also substantially raised the carrying capacity of habitats in Arizona and New Mexico, from six to 90 or 151 adult jaguars, using the modified USFWS models. This review demonstrates the crucial ways in which choosing the extent of analysis influences the conclusions of a conservation plan. More importantly, it opens a new opportunity for jaguar conservation in North America that could help address threats from habitat losses, climate change and border infrastructure.

Angiostrongylus-associated pneumonia in a red panda (Ailurus fulgens)

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e000305
Author(s):  
Marie Kubiak ◽  
Mark Frederick Stidworthy ◽  
Sam Sharpe
Keyword(s):  
Red Panda ◽  
Ailurus Fulgens
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