NCSC Executive Director Jeevan Rai said that the discovery of the black lizard is considered a significant achievement.
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The habitat of the black salak, which is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's critically endangered list, has been found in Khotang. The Nature Conservation and Study Center (NCSC), in collaboration with the local Community Forest Users Committee, has confirmed the presence of the black salak through camera trapping in two local community forests of Khotang for about six months.
The presence of black lizards has been confirmed through camera trapping in various community forests of Jalpa and Kharmi of Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality and Haunchur of Rawabesi Rural Municipality. According to the Nature Conservation and Study Center, 16 species of mammals have been documented in the community forests of the three wards.
Videos and photos of one critically endangered species, three sensitive species, two near-endangered species, and 10 species of least concern mammals have been captured. Among them, the discovery of the black lizard is considered a significant achievement, said Jeevan Rai, Executive Director of NCSC.
During the study, it was confirmed that the critically endangered black leopard, Thar and clouded leopard, Assamese monkey and ghoral, and the less endangered red deer, banded langur, langur, small porcupine, large wild cat, bird tiger, dumsi, gazale wild cat, mountain skunk and skunk are present.
Executive Director Rai informed that camera trapping was carried out to identify and record the status of local wildlife and highlight the importance of biodiversity in this area.
It is stated that a program has been launched to enhance the capacity of communities associated with community forests to conduct camera trapping themselves for monitoring and conservation of biodiversity and wildlife in their areas.
13 camera traps were set in various community forests of Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality-12 Jalpa, 11 Kharmi and Rawabesi Rural Municipality-6 Hauchur.
NCSC has made the results of salamander conservation and camera traps public by holding a formal program in Jalpa on Poush 19. Speakers participating in the program have expressed concern that the existence of endangered animals has reached the point of extinction due to the increase in poaching in the district.
The concerned bodies have emphasized that strict action should be taken to control poaching in the district.
