Publications by authors named "Ramji Gautam"
White-rumped vultures () are critically endangered species, and protecting their habitats, particularly the nesting trees, may have a positive impact on their reproductive success. For a better understanding of vultures' habitat needs, the characteristics of nesting trees should be accounted. In this paper, we compare the characteristics of the trees that have vultures' nests and that do not by randomly select a control tree within a 10 m radius of the nesting tree.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAmong the several anthropogenic factors, power lines are increasingly regarded as one of the most significant hazards to bird species, primarily owing to collisions and electrocutions. Nepal has comparatively fewer studies on the impact of power line collisions and electrocution on birds compared with developed nations. From November 2021 to May 2022, we assessed the effect of power line collisions and electrocutions on the mortality of birds in the Putalibazar Municipality of the Syangja district of Nepal.
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- Habitat suitability is essential for species survival and can be determined through the analysis of ecological factors and species occurrences.
- Researchers used ecological niche modeling to identify potential nesting habitats for the Egyptian vulture in Nepal, estimating around 38,204 km of suitable area, mainly in mountainous regions with high precipitation.
- The study highlighted that nesting sites are most effective near forests and human settlements, particularly in central and western Nepal, leading to recommendations for the conservation of these areas to support the long-term survival of the species.