Date: March 15, 2018
Source: INASP
The hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus) is in the list of
critically endangered small mammals. It was thought to be extinct from Chitwan
National Park as it had not been spotted again after its first spotting in
1984.
Now, there is good news for
nature lovers and conservationists. A baby hispid hare was caught on camera by
a conservationist in Chitwan National Park, 150 kilometres southwest of
Nepalese capital Kathmandu.
"The fact that the hispid
hare was a baby indicates that there are also parents and both male and
female," says Bed Khadka, who is a conservation officer at Chitwan
National Park.
Khadka has published an article
in the journal Conservation Science (CS) detailing his rediscovery of the small
rabbit-like species.
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