Nishan KC

A systematic review of global publications on clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa): identifying the publication trends, research gaps, and future directions to strengthen its conservation 1School of Forestry and Natural Resource Management, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal 2WWF Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal 3Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal 4Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton,...

1 Introduction Of the 24 species of extant crocodylians globally, Nepal is home to two species, namely the mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) and the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) (Nishan et al. 2023; Lamichhane et al. 2022).

1 Introduction Anthropogenic pressures such as forest fires (Nepstad et al. 1999) and the use of chemical fertilizers in farmlands (Panta et al. 2023), along with activities like infrastructure development (Bhattarai et al. 2023), livestock grazing (Katuwal et al. 2017), and unsustainable forest harvesting have significantly contributed to the rapid decline of flora and fauna in recent years. These threats are more severe for threatened species (Pereira et al.