Predicting the potential distribution and habitat variables associated with pangolins in Nepal

Suwal, Tulshi Laxmi; Thapa, Arjun; Gurung, Sabita; Aryal, Prakash Chandra; Basnet, Hari; Basnet, Khadga; Shah, Karan Bahadur; Thapa, Sanjan; Koirala, Sabina; Dahal, Sagar; Katuwal, Hem Bahadur; Sharma, Netra Prasad; Jnawali, Shant Raj; Khanal, Kapil; Dhakal, Maheshwar; Acharya, Krishna Prasad; Ingram, Daniel J.; Pei, Kurtis Jay Chyi

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01049

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“…In our study both forest and agricultural lands support the occurrence of Chinese Pangolin may be due to the availability of higher food such as ants and termites. These are the major habitats in Nepal (Gurung 1996;Bhandari & Chalise 2014;Katuwal et al 2017;Suwal et al 2020;Sharma et al 2020a,b) for the species. Among these habitats, the forest supports the higher proportion of occurrence, which might be due to food availability in the forest and less disturbances, which was also indicated by Sharma et al (2020a) in midmountain regions of Nepal.…”

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“…ants and termites). However,Wu et al (2003),Dorji et al (2017), andSuwal et al (2020) noticed the preferred slopes for Chinese Pangolin was <50°. The presence of the pangolin in varied slope recorded in different locations might be due to physiographic condition of the locality.In conclusion, Balthali of Panauti municipality is one of the suitable places in Nepal that supports theDistribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin Acharya et al Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 July 2021 | 13(8): 18959-18966 18965 J TT…”

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“…Globally, the Chinese Pangolin is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Lao, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam (Challender et al 2019). In Nepal, the Chinese Pangolin is distributed from east to west at the extreme limits of the Gandaki Province (Baral & Shah 2008;Jnawali et al 2011;Acharya 2016;Katuwal et al 2017;Acharya et al 2018;Suwal et al 2020;Sharma et al 2020a,b,c). Within these geographic regions, the Chinese Pangolin inhabits forests, agricultural lands, degraded landscape, and nearby human settlements (Katuwal et al 2017;Sharma et al 2020a,b) and its occurrence is influenced by forest canopy, soil, distance to water sources, distance to human settlements, road or foot path, and slope (Wu et al 2003;Acharya 2016;Katuwal et al 2017;Sharma et al 2020a,b).…”

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Distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Mammalia: Manidae) in the mid-hills of Nepal

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The Chinese Pangolin is a ‘Critically Endangered’ species, which is estimated to have declined by over 90% in the last 21 years due to increased anthropogenic activities on the species and its habitat. Only a few pieces of research on the Chinese Pangolin have been done throughout Nepal; there is little information among the mammal species of Nepal, especially on distribution and habitat preference. This study was set to assess the distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin in Panauti municipality, central Nepal. We identified the most preferred habitat of the Chinese Pangolin using different covariates. Its preferred habitat was found ranging 1,450–1,600 m of elevation within a moderate slope of 5–25° steepness, forested areas in west-facing slopes. The maximum number of burrows of the species were found to be distributed in open canopy (0–50 % coverage). The increase anthropogenic activities in the agricultural land and deforestation in forested land has negatively impacted the occurrence of the Chinese Pangolin. We recommend that the community-based conservation initiatives like community forestry programs should be robustly implemented in the study area for better conservation of species and habitat in the coming years.

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Distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Mammalia: Manidae) in the mid-hills of Nepal

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“…They are widely distributed in Asia from China in the east to Nepal in the west. They occur in 27 districts in Nepal across the eastern, central and western regions of the country, within and outside protected areas and are confined to an altitude between 1500 À 1844 meters (m) above sea level (DNPWC, 2019;Suwal et al 2020;Wu et al 2020). The illegal trade in Chinese Pangolins has been fueled by demand for its meat for consumption as a delicacy and for its scales and other body parts for use in traditional medicine (Challender et al 2019).…”

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“…They occur in 27 districts in Nepal across the eastern, central and western regions of the country, within and outside protected areas and are confined to an altitude between 1500 − 1844 meters (m) above sea level (DNPWC, 2019 ; Suwal et al. 2020 ; Wu et al. 2020 ).…”

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Mitochondrial DNA analysis of critically endangered Chinese Pangolins (Manis pentadactyla) from Nepal

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Dhakal

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Chinese Pangolins (Manis pentadactyla) are Critically Endangered and one of the most illegally traded mammals globally. We generated first COI sequences from five individuals of this species from Nepal. BLASTn search of our 600 bp sequences at GenBank showed pair-wise identity between 99.17% and 100% to M. pentadactyla. There were three haplotypes and a total of five variable sites among five M. pentadactyla sequences. Neighbor-joining tree revealed that all M. pentadactyla from Nepal clustered into same group further splitting into two subgroups albeit with low bootstrap value, suggesting potential multiple geographic origins. The K2P distance was 0.3% within group and 0.7% between four sequences from Bhaktapur and Kavrepalanchok districts (Mape2, Mape3, Mape5 and Mape6) and museum sample (Mape10). This study has generated reference samples for M. pentadactyla from Nepal and will be helpful in understanding dynamics of illegal trade of this species and in successful identification of M. pentadactyla from Nepal even in the absence of intact specimens.

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Factors influencing the habitat choice of pangolins (Manisspp.) in low land of Nepal

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Bhattarai

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Pangolins (family: Manidae) encompass eight extant species distributed discontinuously through tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa (Marler, 2016). Nepal lies in the transition zone between Palearctic and Oriental regions and hence is endowed with fauna characteristic of both regions, including the "Critically Endangered" Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) (Challender et al., 2019) and the "Endangered" Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) (Baral &

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Predicting the potential distribution and habitat variables associated with pangolins in Nepal

Cited by 22 publications

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Distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Mammalia: Manidae) in the mid-hills of Nepal

Distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Mammalia: Manidae) in the mid-hills of Nepal

Mitochondrial DNA analysis of critically endangered Chinese Pangolins (Manis pentadactyla) from Nepal

Factors influencing the habitat choice of pangolins (Manisspp.) in low land of Nepal

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