Factors influencing the presence of the endangered Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus in Rukum, Nepal

Factors influencing the presence of the endangered Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus in Rukum, Nepal

Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) play an important ecological role in central Asia, but conservation planning is hindered because basic information about their habitat requirements is lacking. We used 66 observations of roosting vultures to identify factors related to their presence, and Ma...

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Main Authors: Khim Bahadur KC, Narayan Prasad Koju, Krishna Prasad Bhusal, Matthew Low, Shravan Kumar Ghimire, Rishi Ranabhat, Saroj Panthi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419301167
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spelling doaj-987125dbe1e8458e847ce0106b67bd4a2020-11-24T21:45:12ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942019-10-0120Factors influencing the presence of the endangered Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus in Rukum, NepalKhim Bahadur KC0Narayan Prasad Koju1Krishna Prasad Bhusal2Matthew Low3Shravan Kumar Ghimire4Rishi Ranabhat5Saroj Panthi6Department of Forests and Soil Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal; Natural Resources Management Program, Nepal Engineering College, Centre for Post Graduate Studies, Lalitpur, NepalNatural Resources Management Program, Nepal Engineering College, Centre for Post Graduate Studies, Lalitpur, NepalBird Conservation, NepalDepartment of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenSiddhartha Environmental Services, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, NepalMinistry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, Gandaki Province, Pokhara, Nepal; Corresponding author.Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) play an important ecological role in central Asia, but conservation planning is hindered because basic information about their habitat requirements is lacking. We used 66 observations of roosting vultures to identify factors related to their presence, and MaxEnt model to predict areas of suitable roosting sites in the mid-hills of Nepal (∼20% of the district appeared suitable based on roosting observations). Vultures preferred riverbanks and areas near human settlements and pathways, probably because of access to animal carcasses. This relationship to local people and livestock should be considered when producing conservation plans for this species. Keywords: Egyptian vulture, Anthropogenic factors, Human paths, Land cover, Maximum entropy modelling, Settlementshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419301167
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author Khim Bahadur KC
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Matthew Low
Shravan Kumar Ghimire
Rishi Ranabhat
Saroj Panthi
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Krishna Prasad Bhusal
Matthew Low
Shravan Kumar Ghimire
Rishi Ranabhat
Saroj Panthi
Factors influencing the presence of the endangered Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus in Rukum, Nepal
Global Ecology and Conservation
author_facet Khim Bahadur KC
Narayan Prasad Koju
Krishna Prasad Bhusal
Matthew Low
Shravan Kumar Ghimire
Rishi Ranabhat
Saroj Panthi
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title Factors influencing the presence of the endangered Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus in Rukum, Nepal
title_short Factors influencing the presence of the endangered Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus in Rukum, Nepal
title_full Factors influencing the presence of the endangered Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus in Rukum, Nepal
title_fullStr Factors influencing the presence of the endangered Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus in Rukum, Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing the presence of the endangered Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus in Rukum, Nepal
title_sort factors influencing the presence of the endangered egyptian vulture neophron percnopterus in rukum, nepal
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series Global Ecology and Conservation
issn 2351-9894
publishDate 2019-10-01
description Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) play an important ecological role in central Asia, but conservation planning is hindered because basic information about their habitat requirements is lacking. We used 66 observations of roosting vultures to identify factors related to their presence, and MaxEnt model to predict areas of suitable roosting sites in the mid-hills of Nepal (∼20% of the district appeared suitable based on roosting observations). Vultures preferred riverbanks and areas near human settlements and pathways, probably because of access to animal carcasses. This relationship to local people and livestock should be considered when producing conservation plans for this species. Keywords: Egyptian vulture, Anthropogenic factors, Human paths, Land cover, Maximum entropy modelling, Settlements
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419301167
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