Acknowledgements
The field survey was organized by the National Trust for Nature
Conservation (NTNC) in collaboration with the Department of National
Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Forests and Soil
Conservation, National Parks and Divisional Forest Offices. We thank
President Terai Chure Madhesh Conservation Development Board for
providing the funds to conduct this study. We like to acknowledge the
contribution of NTNC staff Mr. Rishi Baral, Mr. Birendra Gautam, Mr.
Binod Shrestha, Mr. Umesh Poudel,Mr, Pramod Raj Regmi, Mr. Harka Man
Lama, Mr. Suman Malla, Mr. Dev Raj Joshi, Mr Tirtha Lama, Mr. Om Prakash
Chaudhary, Mr. Tika Ram Tharu, Mr. Dip Prasad Chaudhary, Mr. Ramesh
Darai, Mr. Binod Darai, Mr. Ram Raj Chaudhary, Mr. Khushi Ra Chaudhary,
Mr. Binti Ram Chaudhary for the survey in the field. We thank Mr. Ganga
Jung Thapa, Mr. Ram Kumar Aryal, Mr. Sandeep Bartaula, Ms. Basanti
Kumpakha and all the staffs of NTNC-Shuklaphanta Conservation Program,
NTNC-Bardia Conservation Program and NTNC-Biodiversity Conservation
Center for their support in organizing the field survey.