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| Pandey, B.P. | |
| Clouded leopard in Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal | |
| 2012 Cat News (57): 24-25 | |
A presence/absence survey was carried out by Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park staff using camera traps, supplemented by interviews and sign surveys during April- June 2010. Four images of a clouded leopard _Neofelis nebulosa_ (sex unknown) were captured in a single event in the transition zone of the subtropical and lower temperate vegetation zone of Schima and Castanopsis forest at 1,985 m. The study was carried out to verify the status of the poorly known clouded leopard. This is the first authentic record of the species in a decade and thus presents an important opportunity to follow up with an in-depth ecological study of the species in the area. |
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