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The barasingha, or swamp deer, in Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, Nepal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

J. Henshaw
J. Henshaw
Affiliation:
Furzeland Deer Park, Cadbury, Exeter, Devon EX5 5LA, UK.
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Abstract

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Between 1988 and 1993 six periods of field study were undertaken to investigate the environmental impact of the construction of a main irrigation canal and other works in the proposed extension of Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve and to recommend protective measures. Suklaphanta is administered by His Majesty's Government of Nepal through the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation. Special emphasis was placed upon the barasingha Cervus duvauceli population because it is the largest remaining group of this endangered deer species in the world. This paper presents recommendations for the management of the barasingha and its habitat.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , July 1994 , pp. 199 - 206
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1994

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