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.