Red 🔴 Panda 🐼 (Ailurus fulgens)

✅ A survey was carried out in three 3️⃣ blocks namely 📛 Barse, Fagune and ➕ Surtibang of Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in March-May, 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ to establish baseline information ℹ️ about Red 🔴 Panda 🐼. The distribution of Red 🔴 Panda 🐼 was assessed through informal discussions with local people 👥, herders and ➕ reserve staff ⚕️ followed by the dropping ☔️ survey. Vegetation analysis was done ⌛️ by using square ⏹️ quadrats of 10 🔟×10 🔟 sq. m for trees 🌳🌲 and ➕ 4️⃣×4️⃣ sq. m for shrubs to determine Important Value Index 👈️. The study revealed the clumped type distribution pattern of Red 🔴 Panda 🐼 which was affected by different factors like presence of Arundinaria spp., north ⬆️ facing 😀 slope, water 🌊 source availability, habitat condition, human activities, and ➕ livestock grazing. 4️⃣ Red 🔴 Pandas 🐼 were seen 👀 and ➕ were identical in morphological characters. Distribution of Red 🔴 Panda 🐼 mostly occurred in the altitudinal range of 3️⃣2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣-3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ m where Abies, Rhododendron, Betula and ➕ Arundinaria were dominant. Red 🔴 Panda 🐼 mostly preferred northwest ↖️ facing 😀 slopes. Illegal felling, looping ➿, hunting, poaching and ➕ over exploitation were major threats to red 🔴 panda 🐼 The text in the book 📚️ reveals the distribution and ➕ conservation status of Red 🔴 Panda 🐼 in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve.

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