Tigers in the Terai: Strong evidence for meta-population dynamics contributing to tiger recovery and conservation in the Terai Arc Landscape

Kanchan Thapa; Eric Wikramanayake; Sabita Malla; Krishna Prasad Acharya; Babu Ram Lamichhane; Naresh Subedi; Chiranjivi Prasad Pokharel; Gokarna Jung Thapa; Maheshwar Dhakal; Ashish Bista; Jimmy Borah; Mudit Gupta; Kamlesh K. Maurya; Ghana Shyam Gurung; Shant Raj Jnawali; Narendra Man Babu Pradhan; Shiv Raj Bhata; Saroj Koirala; Dipankar Ghose; Joseph Vattakaven

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177548

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Tigers in the Terai: Strong evidence for meta-population dynamics contributing to tiger recovery and conservation in the Terai Arc Landscape

Kanchan Thapa ,

* E-mail: kanchan.thapa@wwfnepal.org

Affiliation WWF Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3838-2804

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Eric Wikramanayake,

Affiliation WWF Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Sabita Malla,

Affiliation WWF Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Krishna Prasad Acharya,

Affiliation Department of Forest, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Babu Ram Lamichhane,

Affiliation National Trust for Nature Conservation, Lalitpur, Nepal
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Naresh Subedi,

Affiliation National Trust for Nature Conservation, Lalitpur, Nepal
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Chiranjivi Prasad Pokharel,

Affiliation National Trust for Nature Conservation, Lalitpur, Nepal
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Gokarna Jung Thapa,

Affiliation WWF Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Maheshwar Dhakal,

Current address: Environment Division, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal

Affiliation Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Ashish Bista,

Affiliation WWF India, New Delhi, India
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Jimmy Borah,

Affiliation WWF India, New Delhi, India
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Mudit Gupta,

Affiliation WWF India, New Delhi, India
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Kamlesh K. Maurya,

Affiliation WWF India, New Delhi, India
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Ghana Shyam Gurung,

Affiliation WWF Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Shant Raj Jnawali,

Affiliation WWF Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Narendra Man Babu Pradhan,

Current address: Bird Conservation Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Affiliation WWF Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Shiv Raj Bhata,

Affiliation WWF Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Saroj Koirala,

Affiliation WWF Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Dipankar Ghose,

Affiliation WWF India, New Delhi, India
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Joseph Vattakaven

Affiliation WWF-Tigers Alive, New Delhi, India
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Tigers in the Terai: Strong evidence for meta-population dynamics contributing to tiger recovery and conservation in the Terai Arc Landscape

Kanchan Thapa,
Eric Wikramanayake,
Sabita Malla,
Krishna Prasad Acharya,
Babu Ram Lamichhane,
Naresh Subedi,
Chiranjivi Prasad Pokharel,
Gokarna Jung Thapa,
Maheshwar Dhakal,
Ashish Bista

Published: June 7, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177548

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