Results
Sign abundance and potential
distribution
We recorded the presence evidence of red panda from 331 plots in the
eight districts in the western Nepal (Table1and Fig.2). A total of 331
(98.51%) indirect signs and 5 (1.49%) direct signs were recorded. An
average ER of 3.34 signs/km was recorded in the study area. The ER was
significantly different in different districts. We recorded the highest
ER in Jajarkot (6.23 signs/km) and least in Rolpa district (0.94
signs/km, Table 1).
Table 1 Relative abundance
of red panda