Biography

Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai is a conservation Biologist and a lecturer of Zoology at Tribhuvan University. He received a PhD at the University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic in 2012. He was a Research Fellow and Academician at the Global Change Research Center of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He authored several scientific research papers on various issues of biodiversity conservation of Nepal Himalaya in prestigious journals and books. Dr. Bhattarai contributed several chapters to various books about biodiversity conservation (e.g., Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World, Springer 2012). He authored a book “Conservation Biology: A primer for Nepal” especially for graduate students and conservation biologists. His research interests include the conservation of large carnivores, their habitats and prey, biogeography of Himalayan flora and fauna (e.g. birds, mammals, butterflies and orchids), conservation education and the impact of climate change on species of various altitudinal gradients in the Central Himalaya.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences

100%

Conservation Biology

62%

Human-Wildlife Conflict

90%

Global Change

75%

Himalayan Biodiversity

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

Bhattarai, B.P and P. Kindlmann, 2013. Effect of human disturbance on the prey of tiger in the chitwan national park-implications for park management. J. Env. Manag., 131: 343-350.
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Schodelbauerova, I., Bhattarai B.P and P. Kindlmann, 2012. Orchid Diversity In The Chitwan District Of Nepal. In: Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World. Kindlmann, P (Ed.). Springer, Dordrecht., pp: 71-95.
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Paudel, P.K., B.P Bhattarai and P. Kindlmann, 2012. An Overview Of The Biodiversity Of Nepal. In: Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World. Kindlmann, P (Ed.). Springer, Dordrecht., pp: 1-40.
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Bhattarai, B.P., PK Paudel and P. Kindlmann, 2012. Conservation of biodiversity: an outline of the challenges. In: Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World. Kindlmann, P (Ed.). Springer, Dordrecht., pp: 41-70.
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Bhattarai, B.P., 2012. Distribution And Diversity Of Storks In The Adjoining Areas Of Chitwan National Park, Nepal. In: Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World. Kindlmann, P (Ed.). Springer, Dordrecht., pp: 97-114.
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Bhattarai, B.P and P. Kindlmann, 2012. Interactions between bengal tiger (panthera tigris) and leopard (panthera pardus)-implications for the conservation of these species. Biodivers. Conserv., 21: 2075-2094.
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Bhattarai, B.P and P. Kindlmann, 2012. Impact of Livestock Grazing On The Vegetation And Wild Ungulates In The Barandabhar Corridor Forest, Nepal. In: Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World. Kindlmann, P (Ed.). Springer, Dordrecht., pp: 157-175.
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Bhattarai, B.P and P. Kindlmann, 2012. Habitat heterogeneity as the key determinant of the abundance and habitat preference of prey species of tiger in the chitwan national park, nepal. Acta Theriol., 57: 89-97.
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