The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN

Himalayan Nature for use of the illustrations by artist Krishna Gurung. Species thanks to Professor Karan
Shah and Sharad Singh.
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for use of the IUCN Categories and Criteria
and for technical advice and support. Additional thanks to the Global Mammal Assessment (GMA) team for
providing species information.
National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) as project partner, supporting the project throughout
its development, providing expertise, logistics, maintaining communication between experts and providing
workshop venues. Special thanks to Dr Shant Jnawali (Program Director, NTNC).
National Trust for Nature Conservation Central Zoo for providing office space and facilities for the
Status of Nepal’s Mammals team. Special thanks to Mrs Sarita Jnawali, Project Manager of NTNC Central Zoo.
National Trust for Nature Conservation Biodiversity Conservation Centre (NTNC BCC) for
providing office space and workshop venue, and for maintaining communication between field technicians
and experts. Special thanks to Naresh Subedi, Kirti Nath Poudel and Babu Ram Laminchhane.
WWF-Nepal provided expert advice and support throughout the development of the project and formed
part of the project steering committee.
Zoological Society of London (ZSL) led the implementation of the Status of Nepal’s Mammals Project.
Thanks to Dr Rajan Amin (Project Manager), Dr Hem Sagar Baral (Project Manager), Janine Griffiths (Project
Coordinator), Samantha Lee (Project Assistant), Dipesh Joshi (Research Intern) and Saroj Uphadyay
(Research Volunteer). .Special thanks to Monika Bohm and Nadia Richman who provided technical advice
and training; to Ann Sylph and James Godwin for kindly providing the various images of Brian Houghton
Hodgson’s paintings; and to Dr Reinmar Seidler for editing and technical inputs.
Krishna Prasad Acharya
Director General, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
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