Open AccessFirst observational record of Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica Pallas, 1773 in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Nepal
Author(s) -
Hari Basnet,
Deepa Lama,
Manju Shree Thakur,
Prakriti Rajbhandari,
Rejina Bista,
Rona Vaidya,
Prakash Aryal
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nepalese journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2705-4411
pISSN - 2705-4403
DOI - 10.3126/njz.v5i2.42036
Subject(s) - weasel , nature reserve , geography , mustelidae , forestry , archaeology , zoology , ecology , predation , biology
Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica Pallas, 1773 is one of the least known small carnivores in Nepal. Only a few authenticated localities of Siberian weasel are known to exist in Nepal. In March 2021, a week-long field trip to the Dhorpatan Valley documented the first confirmed record of Siberian weasel in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in Western Nepal.