Record of Siberian weasel published!
A short communication which includes contributions by ENPROSC member Mr. Prakash Chandra Aryal and Volunteers Manjushree Thakur, Deepa Lama, Rona Vaidya and Prakriti Rajbhandari was recently published in Nepalese Journal of Zoology on December 2021. ENPROSC would like to congratulate the entire team for successfully publishing the communication. Please read the abstract of the communication below or click on the link to be redirected to the main publication.
Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica Pallas, 1773 is one of the least known small carnivoresin Nepal. Only a few authenticated localities of Siberian weasel are known to exist inNepal. In March 2021, a week-long field trip to the Dhorpatan Valley documented thefirst confirmed record of Siberian weasel in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in WesternNepal.