the status and distribution of the greater one-horned rhino in nepal
the status and distribution of the greater one-horned rhino in nepal
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Acknowledgements<br />
It is my great pleasure that Department <strong>of</strong> Nati onal Parks <strong>and</strong> Wildlife Conservati on (DNPWC) takes this<br />
opportunity to thank all <strong>the</strong> contributors <strong>of</strong> ‘The Status <strong>and</strong> Distributi on <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Greater One-Horned<br />
Rh<strong>in</strong>o <strong>in</strong> Nepal’. First <strong>of</strong> all, I express my s<strong>in</strong>cere grati tude to partner organizati ons Nati onal Trust for<br />
Nature Conservati on (NTNC), World Wildlife Fund Nepal (WWF) <strong>and</strong> Zoological Society <strong>of</strong> London (ZSL)/<br />
Darw<strong>in</strong> Initi ati ve (DI) for <strong>the</strong>ir support at diff erent stages <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nati onal <strong>rh<strong>in</strong>o</strong> count. The parti cipati on<br />
<strong>of</strong> Buff er Z<strong>one</strong> Management Committ ees, Buff er Z<strong>one</strong> User Groups <strong>and</strong> Buff er Z<strong>one</strong> Community Forest<br />
User Groups from both Bardia <strong>and</strong> Chitwan, Nature Guide Associati on (Chitwan), Hotel Associati on<br />
Nepal are highly appreciated.<br />
My appreciati on to <strong>the</strong> eff orts <strong>of</strong> all personnel who have contributed to <strong>the</strong> <strong>rh<strong>in</strong>o</strong> count. Special thanks<br />
to Dr. Shant Raj Jnawali (NTNC), Mr. Nawa Raj Chapaga<strong>in</strong> (NTNC), Dr. Narendra Man Babu Pradhan<br />
(DNPWC), Mr. Buddhi Nath Paudel (DNPWC), Mr. Kanchan Thapa (WWF Nepal), Dr. Rajan Am<strong>in</strong> (ZSL), Dr.<br />
Richard Kock (ZSL), Dr. Sean Murphy (CABI) for <strong>the</strong>ir tremendous eff orts dur<strong>in</strong>g plann<strong>in</strong>g, fi eld operati on<br />
as well as preparati on <strong>of</strong> this report. I would also like to specially thank Mr. Shyam Bajimaya (former<br />
Director General, DNPWC) for his <strong>in</strong>valuable support dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>rh<strong>in</strong>o</strong> count.<br />
I express my s<strong>in</strong>cere thanks to Mr. Megh Bahadur P<strong>and</strong>ey <strong>and</strong> Mr. Fan<strong>in</strong>dra Raj Kharel Chief Conservati on<br />
Offi cers from Chitwan Nati onal Park <strong>and</strong> Bardia Nati onal Park respecti vely at <strong>the</strong> ti me <strong>of</strong> Rh<strong>in</strong>o Count<br />
for <strong>the</strong>ir support dur<strong>in</strong>g fi eld operati on. Likewise my many thanks to Mr. Ram Ch<strong>and</strong>ra Nepal (<strong>the</strong>n<br />
Project Coord<strong>in</strong>ator BCC), <strong>and</strong> Mr. Naresh Subedi (Offi ce In-Charge BCP).<br />
The Rh<strong>in</strong>o Count would not have been completed without <strong>the</strong> fi nancial support <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Zoological Society<br />
<strong>of</strong> London/Darw<strong>in</strong> Initi ati ve (DI) <strong>and</strong> WWF Nepal program.<br />
All <strong>the</strong> fi eld staff (wildlife technicians, elephant staff <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r supporti ng staff ) <strong>and</strong> volunteers deserve<br />
special thanks for <strong>the</strong>ir tremendous eff ort to complete <strong>the</strong> fi eld operati on smoothly <strong>and</strong> successfully.<br />
Mr. Gopal P. Upadhya<br />
Director General<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Nati onal Parks <strong>and</strong> Wildlife Conservati on<br />
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