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1 <strong>Mountain</strong> Flora and Fauna<br />

Chitwan, Nepal<br />

Sanej Prasad Suwal<br />

Two local Tharu women are collecting snails in a stream running through<br />

Kumrose Community Forest near Chitwan National Park. Snails are a<br />

delicacy in <strong>the</strong> Tharu diet; <strong>the</strong>ir shells are used for decoration and as<br />

ornaments.<br />

4 Women and <strong>Biodiversity</strong><br />

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