First record of Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (Felidae), in eastern Nepal

By

Bista, Damber
Lama, Sonam Tashi
Shrestha, Janam
Rumba, Yam Bahadur
Weerman, Janno
Thapa, Madhuri
Acharya, Haribhadra
Sherpa, Ang Phuri
Hudson, Nicholas J.
Baxter, Greg S.
Murray, Peter John

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-9-10

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

17

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1249--1253

Subjects

camera trapping , Connectivity , eastern Nepal , Panchthar-Ilam-Taplejung corridor , Red Panda , tiger

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/17.5.1249

 

Abstract

We report the first record of a Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, in eastern Nepal in 2020 based on photographic evidence. We documented this evidence at 3,165 m a.s.l., which makes it the highest elevation record of a tiger in Nepal. We recorded this evidence in one of 46 trail cameras deployed for monitoring Red Pandas in the Panchthar-Ilam-Taplejung (PIT) area. The PIT area, which has non-protected status, borders India in the east. Our finding supports the importance of transboundary conservation, which will benefit local and flagship wildlife in the PIT area.