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Satellite Transmitter Fitting On Bengal Florican
Satellite Transmitter Fitting On Bengal Florican
26 Mar 2013

Satellite transmitter fitting on Bengal Florican at KoshiTappu Wildlife Reserve was done from 26 March to 5 April 2013. Transmitter was fitted on two males. First male was caught on 1 April 2013 and second on 2 April 2013 at Jabdi Island, Koshi. Jabdi lies outside the protected area. PhD in Bengal Florican Mr.Charlotte Packman from UK and Mr. Markus Handschuh from Germany, Jyotendra Thakuri from BCN and Shambhu Ghimire from Himalayan Nature were involved for the catching process.

Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensisis a habitat specialised bustard, dependent upon alluvial grassland habitat of terai region. It is restricted to two small and disjunct populations, one in the Terai region of India and Nepal, and the other in Cambodia. In Nepal it is restricted only in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Bardia National Park, Chitwan National Park and Suklphanta Wildlife Reserve.