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Status and distribution of Asian elephants in Central Nepal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

James L. David Smith  and
Hemanta R. Mishra
James L. David Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 1980 Folwell Ave., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
Hemanta R. Mishra
Affiliation:
King Mahendra Trust for Nature ConservationBox, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Abstract

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Wild elephants currently occur in three populations in the lowlands of Nepal. The eastern and western animals are part of larger populations that extend into India; the central population, estimated to be 21 individuals, is geographically isolated from the other two and confined within Nepal's borders. Tracks of young elephants observed in 1979 and 1989 indicate that reproduction occurs on a regular basis. The present reserve system provides good cover and an excellent food base; the potential for population increase is good. Nepal needs to develop policy to handle human/elephant conflicts so that public support for protection of elephant populations can be maintained.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 34 - 38
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1992

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