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

List of Figures
Figure 18 : Mikania micrantha: 1% - 50% cover 17
Figure 19 : Mikania micrantha: >50% cover 17
Figure 20 : A completed record in Rhino master ID fi le 17
Figure 21 : Elephant backed observer team recording rhino informati on 18
Figure 22 : A day’s coverage being reviewed at a debriefi ng session 19
Figure 23 : Survey data recording items 19
Figure 24 : A numbered rucksack for carrying monitoring and data recording
equipment 20
Figure 25 : Equipment being distributed at the start of a day’s census 19
Figure 26 : Tents and food being supplied to survey camp - Chitwan Nati onal Park 20
Figure 27 : Setti ng up camp - Bardia Nati onal Park 20
Figure 28 : Survey tracks - Bardia Nati onal Park 21
Figure 29 : Rhino distributi on - Bardia Nati onal Park 25
Figure 30 : Survey tracks - Chitwan Nati onal Park 26
Figure 31 : Rhino distributi on - Chitwan Nati onal Park 28
Figure 32 : Mikania micrantha distributi on and abundance - Chitwan Nati onal Park 29
Figure 33 : Mikania Micrantha abundance in rhino habitats - Chitwan Nati onal Park 29
Figure 34 : Mikania micrantha infestati on superimposed on rhino density map - Chitwan Nati onal
Park 30
Figure 35 : High Mikania micrantha infestati on superimposed on rhino density map - Chitwan
Nati onal Park 30
Figure 36 : Nati onal rhino populati on status 31
Figure 37 : Mentha processing plant recently established at Bidrapuri, Bardia Nati onal
Park Buff er Zone 44
Figure 38 : A conservati on educati on fi eld trip - Bardia Nati onal Park 45
Figure 39 : Community “Silence of Bardia” theatre play in Bardia Nati onal Park Buff er Zone 45