Avian richness of the Basanta Protected Forest, far-western lowland Nepal: Implication for conservation

Dangaura, Hiru Lal; Pandey, Naresh; Chand, Dhirendra Bahadur; Bhusal, Krishna Prasad

doi:10.3126/njz.v4i2.33886

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“…Higher diversity and richness was recorded in the suburban area than in the urban area, which supports the intermediate disturbance theory as depicted in multiple other studies (Tratalos et al, 2007;Katuwal et al, 2018;Gillings, 2019). The most dominant feeding guild was insectivores, which was also observed in other studies (MacGregor-Fors and Schondube, 2011;Katuwal et al, 2018;Dangaura et al, 2020). On the contrast, this finding is opposite to some other studies because generalist such as omnivorous species can exploit different resources and are most abundant (Clergeau et al, 1998;Chace and Walsh, 2006;Silva et al, 2016); however, omnivores were second most abundant guild in this study.…”

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Urbanization Favors Some Over Others: Bird Diversity Pattern in the Suburban-Urban Gradient of Butwal City, Central Lowland of Nepal

Aryal¹,

Pandey²,

Khanal³

2021

PUJZ

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Urbanization ranks as the most common factor causing species endangerment and extinction second to interactions with invasive species (Czech et al., 2000). However, the impact of urbanization is not the same to all the taxa as it favors abundance of some urban exploiter species but reduces the richness and diversity (Marzluff, 2001).Birds serve as good ecological indicators showing sensitiveness to environmental degradation (Clergeau et al., 2001;Lin et al., 2008). Habitat degradation is a detrimental consequence of urbanization affecting bird communities (McKinney, 2006). Bird community structure and composition changes with urbanization gradients as species richness decreases with urbanization, while

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Urbanization Favors Some Over Others: Bird Diversity Pattern in the Suburban-Urban Gradient of Butwal City, Central Lowland of Nepal

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Khanal³

2021

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“…Passeriformes have also been recorded as the dominant order of birds in other natural habitats of Nepal (Dangaura et al, 2020;Pandey et al, 2020).…”

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Tribhuvan University area serves as a greenspace for birds in the Kathmandu Valley, Central Nepal

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Pandey²,

Khanal³

2022

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The Kathmandu Valley, encompassing the capital city of Nepal, is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in South Asia. Rapid population growth and urbanization in Kathmandu have degraded the urban environment affecting the native biota. Therefore, a detailed assessment of avian species richness and its distribution in potential green spaces of the Kathmandu Valley is essential. We assessed the avian diversity in different habitats of the Tribhuvan University area, a potential refuge for birds in the urban landscape, by the point count method in the winter and summer of 2020. A total of 71 bird species from 39 genera and 32 families comprising 10 orders -'including the globally endangered Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)' -were recorded. Of the 10 orders, Passeriformes (44 species), had the highest richness followed by Columbiformes, Piciformes and Cuculiformes (with four species in each). Among the feeding guilds, the insectivorous guild (with 28 species) had the highest species richness followed by omnivores and carnivores. A higher Shannon's diversity index was recorded in forest habitats (3.51) than built-up areas (3.45) or farmland (3.42). Despite the small size, our study has shown that the Tribhuvan University area is an important greenspace for birds in the Kathmandu Valley. An extensive exploration, monitoring and management of greenspaces are crucial for maintaining the ecological integrity of the urban landscape of the Kathmandu Valley.

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“…have dispersal habitats. There are 381 bird species from 78 different families in the Basanta protected forest (Dangaura et al, 2020). Also, rare species of trees such as Bijaya Sal (Pterocarpus marsupium) and Satisal (Dalbergia latifolia) are found here.…”

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“…km) of the Basanta corridor lies inside the Kailari Rural Municipality. This corridor lies in the Kailali district that connects the Chure region of Nepal to Dudhwa National Park of India (Dangaura et al, 2020) and covers a total area of 652.36 sq. km.…”

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An Assessment of Human-Wildlife Conflict in Basanta Corridor: a Case Study from Kailari Rural Municipality, Nepal

Joshi

Ojha

Khadka

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The human-wildlife conflict (HWC) has always been a subject of concern for conservationists and people living in the proximity of forests. Nepal has witnessed increasing incidents of HWC at an alarming rate in the last few years. The study was carried out to understand the causes and trends of HWC in Kailari Rural Municipality and the perception of people towards wildlife conservation. The major tools used for the data collection were key informant interviews and questionnaire surveys. The data collected from the field was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. This study showed that crop plundering, human injuries & death, livestock injuries, and killing by wildlife was the common form of HWC and the animals with high incidents of conflict were a monkey, wild boar, elephant, tiger, blue bull, deer, and rabbit in recent years. The main crops damaged in the area were wheat, paddy, maize, peanuts, mustard, etc. The problematic animals were found to be monkeys, rabbits, and wild boars. The study concluded that tigers and elephants attack were the major problems in the areas near Dudhwa National Park (India). None of the respondents have got compensation for the loss of crops, livestock, and even in case of human casualties. Most of the respondents believed that animals come to the cropland due to farmland nearer to forest areas and lack of food for the animals.

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Avian richness of the Basanta Protected Forest, far-western lowland Nepal: Implication for conservation

Cited by 6 publications

References 42 publications

Urbanization Favors Some Over Others: Bird Diversity Pattern in the Suburban-Urban Gradient of Butwal City, Central Lowland of Nepal

Urbanization Favors Some Over Others: Bird Diversity Pattern in the Suburban-Urban Gradient of Butwal City, Central Lowland of Nepal

Tribhuvan University area serves as a greenspace for birds in the Kathmandu Valley, Central Nepal

An Assessment of Human-Wildlife Conflict in Basanta Corridor: a Case Study from Kailari Rural Municipality, Nepal

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