Canine Distemper Virus (CDV): an emerging threat to Nepal’s wildlife

Roshan Babu Adhikari; Mina Shrestha; Ganesh Puri; Ganga Ram Regmi; Tirth Raj Ghimire

doi:10.3126/asta.v1i1.30294

Roshan Babu Adhikari Animal Research Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5876-667X
Mina Shrestha Third Pole Conservancy, Bhaktapur-10, Pipeline, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3996-0709
Ganesh Puri Department of Forests, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6382-4707
Ganga Ram Regmi Third Pole Conservancy, Bhaktapur-10, Pipeline, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-5863
Tirth Raj Ghimire Animal Research Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-1786

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/asta.v1i1.30294

Keywords: canine distemper, carnivores, conservation, feral dogs, mass extinction

Abstract

In this article, we have described the urgency of research on CDV in the domestic and feral dogs roaming in and around the protected areas of Nepal where the already threatened wildlife have been struggling for their existence from the immense anthropogenic pressures.

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Author Biographies

Roshan Babu Adhikari, Animal Research Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

and Third Pole Conservancy, Bhaktapur-10, Pipeline, Nepal

Ganga Ram Regmi, Third Pole Conservancy, Bhaktapur-10, Pipeline, Nepal

and Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal