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Kailali:
Dolphins on the decline September 2002
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Sea
Dolphins
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The
number of dolphin in Karnali river in the far western Nepal is on the decline
due to increasing pollution and unfavourable condition in the river. Around
100 dolphins in Karnali and its tributaries like Mohana, Pathriya, Kusumghat
and Kanda are now struggling for life, experts said. To protect the dolphins,
locals have formed Dolphin Conservation Centre (DCC) which has been conducting
various programmes aimed to conserve of Dolphins.
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Mustang:
"Tibetan Sandgrouse" sighted September 2002
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Tibetan
Sandgrouse
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A
new species of bird has been sighted at Damodar Kund area of Upper Mustang
region in Nepal. The bird "Tibetan Sandgrouse" (Syrrhaptes Tibetanus) was sighted on June 19, 2002 by a team conducting a survey of an area under
the Upper Mustang Biodiversity Conservation Project of the King Mahendra
Trust for Nature Conservation (KMTNC). On that day, a flock of 11 Piegon/dove-like
birds were observed on Tibetan desert like steppe habitat at an altitude
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Tibetan
Snowcock
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birds were sighted on the following two consecutive days also. Carol Inskipp,
chairperson of rare bird committee to whom photographs of the new species
of bird were sent to ascertain the authenticity also confirmed the identification.
Known as kang-ga-ling or kakali in Tibet, the "Tibetan sandgrouse" (syrrhaptes
Tibetanus) was first described for science by gould in 1850 from Tsomoriri
Lake, Ladakh, India. The bird is about 48 cm long (larger than the house
crow) and found in Tibetan plateau country between 4,200 and 5,600 metre
and is sandy coloured.
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Sunsari:
New owl sighted in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve August
2002
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A
new type of bird has been sighted in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. The
bird is a type of owl. Though the bird is common in the country, it was
found in the Reserve for the first time. The new owl is comparatively larger
than the other owls found in the country. Its head is white and the feathers
golden, according to a ranger at the Reserve. A total of 466 birds are
recorded in the Reserve while more than 850 different species of birds
are found in Nepal.
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Nepal:
Reptiles on verge of extinction August 2002
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Of
the ninety-four different species of reptiles and amphibians found in sixteen
districts of eastern Nepal, most are in the verge of extinction. Some of
such animals are uncommon to the whole Asia, a source revealed. Two species
of crocodiles, 10 species of tortoises, 16 species of wall lizards and
33 species of snakes are found in eastern Nepal, according to an investigation
of the reptiles and amphibians in the eastern Nepal for the past three
years.
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