6. Acknowledgements
We would like to express profound gratitude to Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, Sudurpaschim Province for the financial support. Appreciation to chief warden Laxman Poudel of SNP, Kamal Raj Aryal, Gyanendra Shah, and the whole National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) team, rangers, game scouts, Hattisar staffs and all other staffs for the technical and other support during the data collection.