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First record of Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (Felidae), in eastern Nepal

2021; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 17; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15560/17.5.1249

1809-127X

Damber Bista, Sonam Tashi Lama, Janam Shrestha, Yam Bahadur Rumba, Janno Weerman, Madhuri Karki Thapa, Haribhadra Acharya, Ang Phuri Sherpa, Nicholas J. Hudson, Greg Baxter, Peter Murray,

Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

We report the first record of a Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris , in eastern Nepal in 2020 based on photographic evidence. We documented this evidence at 3,165 m a.s.l., which makes it the highest elevation record of a tiger in Nepal. We recorded this evidence in one of 46 trail cameras deployed for monitoring Red Pandas in the Panchthar-Ilam-Taplejung (PIT) area. The PIT area, which has non-protected status, borders India in the east. Our finding supports the importance of transboundary conservation, which will benefit local and flagship wildlife in the PIT area.