Lesser Adjutant Stork in eastern Nepal: Status and conservation

Subba, Bharat Raj, Limbu, Kul Prasad

ISBN 10: 3659208914 / ISBN 13: 9783659208911

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lesser Adjutant Stork in eastern Nepal: Status and conservation
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659208914
• ISBN 13: 9783659208911
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The declining population of threatened Lesser Adjutant Stork has been a crucial subject to be thought seriously for its protection. On the basis of its declining population this stork has been listed in the vulnerable categories of IUCN. The point count method such as direct count, nest search and roosting count were done in Sunsari and Morang Districts. Habitat analysis, tree architecture, nesting ecology, breeding success and threat analysis were also studied. 57 nests were found. Total population was found to be 220; 67 in Sunsari District and 153 in Morang District. For public awareness; schools, community forest offices and villages of wetland vicinity were visited and knowledge was disseminated to students, teachers and public.

About the Author

Bharat Raj Subba, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Kul Prasad Limbu, Lecturer; Department of Zoology, Post Graduate Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal have numerous publications, in various national and international journals. Their primary research interests include ornithology, wetland ecology and conservation biology.