Wildlife assessment of the Chandragiri hills, Kathmandu: Potentiality for ecotourism

European Journal of Ecology

Sandesh Lamichhane¹  Mangkal Rai¹  Shruti Shakya¹  Sabina Koirala¹  Dibas Babu Panta¹  Kanchan Parajuli¹  Bhaiya Khanal¹  Kaustuv Raj Neupane¹  Kul Bhadur Thapa¹  Suraj Baral¹  Tejab Pun¹  Hem Bahadur Katuwal²  HariBasent³  Hari Prasad Sharma⁴ 

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关键词: bird, butterfly, herpetofauna, hiking route, mammal, threatened species;   

DOI  :  10.17161/eurojecol.v6i1.13520

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Wildlife assessments can provide crucial information regarding species richness, relative abundance and spatial, temporal, and ecological information on wildlife habitat associations. The assessment’s information can in turn be used for developing management policies including for establishing touristic zones. We investigated wildlife occurrences in the Chandragiri Hills, Kathmandu Nepal from 2015-2019 to provide baseline data to inform the potential sites for ecotourism. During the study period, we recorded 30 mammal species, 199 bird species, 34 herpetofauna species and 77 butterfly species. The area harbors three globally and six nationally threatened mammal species, two globally and seven nationally threatened with one endemic bird species, one globally and nationally threatened herpetofauna, and one nationally threatened butterfly species. We also explored four potential hiking routes for observing wildlife and providing scenic views of the Himalayan range and Kathmandu city. Therefore, we expect Chandragiri Hills can become one of the hot spot for tourists to observe both common and threatened wildlife species in Nepal.

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