Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in free-ranging Red Panda Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae) in Nepal

Abstract

The Red Panda Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 is a shy and charismatic mammal occurring in Asia. It is an exceptional member of the order Carnivora as it is nearly entirely herbivorous, living largely on a diet of leaves and shoots of bamboo, berries, mushrooms (Yonzon & Hunter 1991;Pradhan et al. 2001) and occasionally small mammals, birds, eggs, insects, blossoms and acorns (Johnson et al. 1988). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species classifies the Red Panda currently as 'Vulnerable' (Wang et al. 2008). This animal is found

Cross Infection with Gastro-intestinal Tract Parasites between Red panda (Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825) and Livestocks in Community Forest of Ilam, Nepal

“…All the samples of both Red Panda and livestock were found to be positive either for protozoan or helminths. This prevalence rate of Red Panda was almost similar as compared to 93.02% reported in Red panda from Rara National Park (RNP) (Shrestha et al, 2015) and 100% in Kothi Bhir community area (KBCA), Rolpa (Lama et al,2015). However the trematode, Ogmocotyle ailuri was previously described from Red Panda at a zoo in the America (Price 1954 and1960).…”

Parasitic infection in blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra Linnaeus, 1758) of Blackbuck Conservation Area, Bardiya and Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, Kanchanpur, Western Nepal

“…The overall prevalence of parasites was found to be 90.0% in BCA and SWR. The highest prevalence may be due to favorable climatic conditions, constant exposure of infestation and availability of infective stage larvae on the grazing ground by animals (Lama et al, 2015;Opara et al, 2010). Furthermore, samples were taken during rainy season, i.e.…”

“…The animals suffer from a variety of infectious and non-infectious diseases, particularly that of parasitic origin (Akhter & Arshad, 2006;Lama et al, 2015). The major concern with wild ruminants TU-CDES like blackbuck is a decrease in animal health and even death.…”

Gastro Intestinal Parasites of Musk Deer (Moschus Chryso-Gaster Hodgson, 1839) in Langtang National Park, Nepal

“…In Nepal, only few baseline surveys on wildlife are documented so far on parasite prevalence and interaction with livestock. In particular, parasitic prevalence in rhesus monkey (Macaca mulata), Assamese macaque (Macaca assamensis), red panda (Ailurus fulgens), interaction of red panda and livestock and crossinfection of Schistosoma between elephant and rhinoceros are reported (Jha et al 2011, Byanju et al 2011, Devkota et al 2012, Shrestha & Bindari 2013, Tachibana et al 2013, Pokheral & Maharjan 2014, Lama et al 2015, Sharma et al 2016. These studies opened the possibilities of conservation threats to wild animals in Nepal from parasites related mortalities reported elsewhere in red wolf (Canis rufus), grey wolf (C. lupus), wolverine (Gulo gulo), brown bear (Ursus arctos), primates, and giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) (Custer & Pence 1981, Phillips & Scheck1991, Chapman et al 2006, Morner et al 2005, Zhang et al 2008.…”