Pokhara, 5th September, 2006: Training was organized at Institute of Forestry (IoF) from 1 to 5 September, 2006 by Bat friends, a newly formed club at Institute of Forestry, Pokhara.

The main objectives of this program were to give the technical knowledge to students as well as to make students aware that bats are important part of ecosystem rather than the symbol of witch and to strengthen the students towards research of bats.

Many different terms have been developed for Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP). Despite such discussion there has, as yet, been no agreement on terminology to describe NTFPs. ven the terms ‘forest’ and ‘product’ can be debated. It is readily apparent that the definition used depends on the interests and the objectives of the user. Each brings different assumptions and interests, both implicit and explicit.

This study was carried out in Sagarmatha National Park (SNP) at Phortse during September 2005 to explore the population status and distribution of musk deer, to outline the threats and to determine the mitigation measures for its conservation. Field data were collected through interview, group discussion, sample plot survey and transect walk.