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.