the status and distribution of the greater one-horned rhino in nepal

Table of Contents
Foreword vi
Acknowledgements vii
Glossary viii
Abbreviati ons & Acronyms x
Executi ve summary xi
1. Introducti on 1-3
1.1. Background 1
1.2. Objecti ves 3
2. Rhino Protected Areas 4-6
2.1. Chitwan Nati onal Park 4
2.2. Bardia Nati onal Park 5
2.3. Shukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve 6
3. Methodology 7-20
3.1. Training 7
3.2. Survey block design 9
3.3. Count operati on 10
3.3.1. Track logging 12
3.3.2. Rhino identi fi cati on features and demography data recording 13
3.3.3. Invasive alien plant species data recording 14
3.3.4. Data quality checking and debriefi ng 17
3.3.5. Field logisti cs 17
4. Results 21-30
4.1. Bardia Nati onal Park 21
4.1.1. Coverage and search eff ort 21
4.1.2. Rhino status and distributi on 22
4.2. Chitwan Nati onal Park 26
4.2.1. Coverage and search eff ort 26
4.2.2. Rhino status and distributi on 27
4.2.3. Mikania Micrantha abundance and distributi on 29
5. Discussion and recommendati ons 31-45
5.1 Bardia Nati onal Park 32
5.2 Chitwan Nati onal Park 33
5.3 Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve 34
5.4 Recomendati on 35
6. References 46