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Published September 10, 2021 | Version v1
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First record of Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (Felidae), in eastern Nepal

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  • 1. The University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
  • 2. Red Panda Network, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 3. Division Forest Office Ilam, Ilam, Nepal
  • 4. Royal Rotterdam Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 5. Department of Forests and Soil Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 6. Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • 7. University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia

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We report the first record of a Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, in eastern Nepal in 2020 based on photographic evidence. We documented this evidence at 3,165 m a.s.l., which makes it the highest elevation record of a tiger in Nepal. We recorded this evidence in one of 46 trail cameras deployed for monitoring Red Pandas in the Panchthar-Ilam-Taplejung (PIT) area. The PIT area, which has non-protected status, borders India in the east. Our finding supports the importance of transboundary conservation, which will benefit local and flagship wildlife in the PIT area.

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