Status of and Threats to Waterbirds of Rupa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal

Authors

  • Gandhiv Kafle Wetland Friends of Nepal
  • Marcus Cotton Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge, Nepal
  • Jhalak R Chaudhary Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge, Nepal
  • Hari Pariyar Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge, Nepal
  • Hari Adhikari Wetland Friends of Nepal
  • Som B Bohora Wetland Friends of Nepal
  • Umesh K Chaudhary Wetland Friends of Nepal
  • Ashok Ram Institute of Forestry, Pokhara
  • Bimal Regmi Pokhara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jowe.v1i1.1569

Keywords:

Rupa Lake, waterbirds, threats

Abstract

Rupa Lake is the third biggest lake of Pokhara valley. It supports a number of floral and faunal species. A total of 36 species of waterbirds have been recorded in the lake which represents about 19 percent of the total 193 wetland-dependent birds found in Nepal. The lake is under pressure from diverse anthropogenic factors. Waterbirds of Rupa Lake face a number of threats including trapping/hunting, fish farming using nets, habitat destruction by soil erosion, sedimentation and agricultural conversion, human disturbance, water pollution and eutrophication. This article provides an overview of waterbirds and threats to them in Rupa Lake Area.

Key words: Rupa Lake, waterbirds, threats

DOI: 10.3126/jowe.v1i1.1569

Journal of Wetlands Ecology Vol.1(1/2) 2008, p.9-12

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Kafle, G., Cotton, M., Chaudhary, J. R., Pariyar, H., Adhikari, H., Bohora, S. B., Chaudhary, U. K., Ram, A., & Regmi, B. (2008). Status of and Threats to Waterbirds of Rupa Lake, Pokhara, Nepal. Journal of Wetlands Ecology, 1(1), 9–12. https://doi.org/10.3126/jowe.v1i1.1569

Issue

Vol 1, No 1&2, 2008

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Research Articles

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