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Which site-level and landscape-level movement is favored by tiger (Panthera tigris) in Nepal and with India?

Author(s) Mr. Sagar Raj Kandel
Country Nepal
Abstract Since the landscape conservation intervention has taken place Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) has been given much attention for mega fauna conservation by Nepal and Indian government. This review-based work was initiated with an aim to identify the movement of Tiger (Panthera tigris) in Nepal assumed as a site level movement and sharing of habitats with India as landscape movement. Restricted source of information about the landscape conservation related to tiger for e.g. tiger report of both countries along with some reports associated to tiger conservation and research articles were reviewed. Three sites levels movement was recorded for tiger population in Nepal namely Chitwan- Parsa complex, Banke- Bardia complex, and Shuklaphanta complex. Habitat fragmentation is still prevalent to connect this patch. However, Parsa and Banke National Park were considered as sink habitat for Chitwan and Bardia tiger populations. Landscape movement has been inspired by the contagious boundary of protected areas and with intact forest left, but restricted to the adjoining protected areas only. Three landscape movement Chitwan-Parsa-Valmiki Tiger conservation landscape, Bardia-Khata-Katerniaghat complex and Shuklaphanta-Laggabagga-Pilibhit were found. High permeability of tiger population between two countries protected areas in future will give the actual meaning of landscape conservation. For this habitat fragmentation and isolation of breeding populations should be discouraged with efforts of both governments.
Keywords Corridor, India, Landscape-conservation, Movement, Nepal, Tiger, Terai-Arc Landscape.
Published In Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On 2025-05-11

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