Scientific habitat management

Scientific habitat management is an essential prerequisite to conserve and manage wildlife. Corresponding to the variety of terrain, protected areas in Nepal have fairly good representation of ecosystems and habitats. Out of 118 ecosystems, 80 are represented in protected area system. Efforts are on to manage wildlife habitat aiming at conserving the endangered species.

Protection of natural habitats, creation of waterholes, wetlands management and restoration, grassland management in the form of grass cutting, controlled fire, fire line construction and maintenance, cutting down unwanted trees, clearing shrubs and uprooting of saplings are some of the specific activities currently carried out in Nepal. Sporadic research studies on habitat, invasive alien species also exist in different protected areas