Chitwan National Park, a natural world heritage site, is the flagship for biodiversity conservation in Nepal and One-horned Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) is the iconic species of the park. Rhino population in Chitwan National Park is highly vulnerable to climate change as its survival has already been challenged by serious decline in both quality and quantity of the habitat. Rhino population in Nepal is likely to be affected from temporal and spatial shift in suitable habitat as a result of regional climate shift and the adverse impact of extreme weather events such as excessive drought and flood. This report has identified key areas of interventions needed to facilitate this mega herbivore in Nepal to withstand likely adverse impacts in the face of climate change. Further, it has emphasized the need of further research and stakeholders’ engagement for ensuring the effectiveness of climate change adaptation planning for rhino population in Nepal.
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PANT, G. (2015) Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Rhino population in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. In Biodiversity Conservation Efforts in Nepal: A Special issue published on the occasion of 20th Wildlife Week (eds M. Dhakal & R. Shrestha), pp. 15–24. Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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