Who doesn't like dolls? Seeing the butterfly flying and hovering around the flower while sipping the juice of the flower, everyone is enamored. It seems charming and beautiful as well. No matter how much you look at it, your eyes don't get tired, your heart doesn't get full. Many may wonder if such an adorable doll is even counted

No wonder . Although the work is difficult and studious, it is also a pleasure to hear that Nepalis are involved in its calculation. But the curiosity arises - how is the doll calculated?

dolls are made with beaks. Furrar furrar flying and nbsp;. They reach the circle in a moment . They reach from the bottom to the top. Being knowledgeable and skilled, they count butterflies well. Distant and flying butterflies also count . Now is the season when butterflies are more visible, so a 29-day Big Butterfly Count campaign has been launched. 

Butterflies and rare butterflies found in forest areas are most visible in March, April, June and July. Therefore, a campaign has been launched to collect more information. This campaign is led by 36-year-old puppeteer Sanej Prasad Suwal. He is also an expert on dolls . 

He is working by forming Butterfly Watchers Nepal, Bhaktapur social media platform to count butterflies across the country and find out their diversity. After graduating in environmental science, he dreamed of becoming a wildlife scientist by writing a thesis on the leopard. However, due to the lack of resources and having to complete the thesis within 6 months, his interest was diverted . He wrote a thesis on butterfly in 2016 . Well done . After this, his journey towards protection changed and shifted to Putli . Suwal, who has been searching, studying and researching butterflies for 6 years, is now known as a young butterfly scientist in the country.

About the butterflies found in Nepal, research, identification, conservation policies and plans are to be sought. He is a member of IUCN Nepal's butterfly and moth specialist group as he is hardworking, diligent and studious and always looking for new information.

IUCN conducts research, identification and long-term conservation campaign about butterflies in Nepal under the advice of this technical committee. Likewise, after his knowledge and ability expanded, he became a member of IUCN Nepal's Information and Communication Expert Group. Paralasa Nepali (Nepal Argus) butterfly was recorded only in Mustang and Dolpa, he found it in Humla and set a new record. The same young puppeteer Sanej Prasad Suwal with  6 questions asked about dolls: 

Why is the doll counted?

A butterfly count is done to find out if there are butterflies of this species in Nepal. Similarly, butterflies found in the mountains are also calculated whether they are found in the plains and whether they are found in the hills or not. It is also counted to know the number of butterflies and its distribution. Counting thin also gives information about number, habitat and type . Butterfly counts are also done to determine whether a butterfly is truly endangered. After knowing the previous and present conditions and where they are found, the condition can be known . Using the IUCN Redlist category to determine whether a species is truly endangered can be found .

What technique is used ?

Dolls are primarily photographed when counting . Globally there is a group called I Naturalist . This group is a global common platform group aimed at citizen scientists. You have to open an account in it. After placing the picture and description of the doll they have drawn, the name and description of the doll is given. Caution should be exercised as the group sometimes gives out-of-date data. Must cross check . For this, information can also be obtained by sending an email to Butterfly Watchers Nepal, a social science based social media platform that he is running himself. I myself also give some information . If I can't, they give new information by coordinating and analyzing with national and international experts. A must-have tool when calculating is the camera . If not, even if it is mobile. Photo is important for butterfly counting. If you want to see it, you need a telescope. A telescope would be even better. This helps to identify distant butterflies better. 

What is the reason for counting dolls? What happens if it doesn't count ?

Dolls are counted to know the condition, distribution and number. Lack of information makes it difficult to make necessary policies, rules, plans and programs. Without updated information about the butterfly, the attraction of tourism is unknown . Foreigners do not come to see butterflies in Nepal. It knows which Raithane butterfly is . It is also a matter of calculating which butterfly needs protection .

What is the significance of doll ?

Its important aspect is pollination . After bees, butterflies act as pollinators the most. Pollination is needed to produce 80 percent of the world's food. Otherwise, the production will not increase . Starvation begins . It affects people's lives. The butterfly that makes the environment attractive also does social work . Although many do not know, indirectly it also helps to increase production . It plays an important role in pollination of cereals, oilseeds and fruits. By sucking the juice on the flower, pollination is done between the male and female flowers and contributes well to the production. Butterflies also act as indicators of climate change . It is also an indicator of a healthy forest . Butterfly has importance from production to tourism as attractive looking butterfly also plays a role for tourism. 

How many dolls did a person count in the past ? 

In 2024, one person counted more than 75 species of butterflies during the Big Butterfly Count campaign. Encouraged by this number, many young students are now participating in the counting. 

How many types of butterflies are found in Nepal!

There is a record of 692 species of butterflies found in Nepal. Butterflies can be found in Nepal from the Terai to the Himalayas. Butterflies found only in Nepal are our important variety. The world's rarest Greek Hookstick Sailor and Kesari Hind Butterfly are found only in the Godavari of Nepal. Nepal Wall, Nepal Skipper, Nepal Meadow Blue and Manang Meadow Blue butterflies are found only in Nepal. Manang Meadow Blue is only available in Manang. Butterflies of the 6 families of butterflies found in the world, Hespiridae, Papilinoidae, Pyridae, Lycinidae, Rionidae and Nymphalidae are also found in Nepal . The largest golden birdwing found in Nepal is . Its length ranges from 150 mm to 194 mm. It is also on the sites list . The smallest butterfly found here is the Small Grass Jewel . Its length ranges from 15 mm to 22 mm . In Nepal, most butterflies can be seen in the Annapurna conservation area. It can be seen in Godavari in Kathmandu Valley. You can see more in Chitwan in Terai.