The geographic distribution and habitat association of most mammalian polymorphic
phenotypes are still poorly known, hampering assessments of their adaptive significance …

We estimated leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) abundance and density in the Bhabhar
physiographic region in Parsa Wildlife Reserve, Nepal. The camera trap grid, covering …

Key FindingS Livestock depredation in Ghunsa valley, Lelep village development committee
was increasing with an annual average loss rate of 11% in ten years (2005-2014). Despite …

Variations in animal coloration have intrigued evolutionary biologists for a long time. Among
the observed pigmentation polymorphisms, melanism has been reported in multiple …

Background: Human activities have resulted in a rapid increase of modified habitats in
proximity to wildlife habitats in the Himalaya. However, it is crucial to understand the extent …

Simple Summary The Medog region in southeastern Tibet harbors diverse wildlife, yet our
understanding of these mammals' species diversity, distribution, and conservation status …

Abstract The Himalayas, including Nepal, are a biodiversity hotspot. However, records on
mammalian richness remain incomplete due to resource limitations, inadequate training …

Species with similar resource requirements cannot coexist for long. To facilitate co-
existence, carnivores adapt different strategies to partition the available resources in space …

In this study, we investigated the impact of domestic and wild prey availability on snow
leopard prey preference in the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area of eastern Nepal—a …

Aims: The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small felid widespread in Asia and
serves as a primary predator in North China's temperate forest ecosystem, after the mega …