Field visits to Hanuman Dhoka Museum, Central Zoo, Natural History Museum

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Forestry and Wildlife
Field Visit Presentation By
HNRS Batch 2011 and 2012
Submitted to:
Prof. Amulya Ratna Tuladhar
Kathmandu University
School of Arts
December 18, 2012

2. Brief Overview About the Field
Visit
 On December 14, 2012 HNRS Batch
2011 and 2011 went for a one day
field visit to three different locations
 Hanuman Dhoka Museum, Hanuman Dhoka
 Central Zoo, Jawalakhel
 Natural History Museum, Swayambhu
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3. Who was assigned where?
 Hanuman Dhoka Museum
Santosh Shrestha, Anal Tandukar, Ganga
Sagar Rai, Christine Dhungana, Basudev
Poudel.
 Natural History Museum
Ojeswee Pande, Abhash Shrestha, Binaya
Parajuli, Mandira Thapaliya, Sadikchhya
Singh, Niti Bashyal, Ban Yeoungnan Ban.
 Central Zoo
Samata Manandhar, Sumitra Khanal,
Pratikshya Acharya, Sushant Acharya,
Pranav Adhikari, Man Bahadur
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Hanuman Dhoka Museum
By: Santosh Shrestha
Dec-14, 2012

5. Hunting Photos Description
 Total 11 photos of Hunting done by late
kings.
 Different species like Royal Bengal Tiger,
Spotted Deer, One Horned Rhino,
Leopard etc. were killed.
 Late king Mahendra had very actively
participated in hunting the wild animals.
 Late king Birendra was also involved in
Hunting the wild animals.
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6. King Mahendra’s Hunting History
 Nepal (1953-1963)
◦ Bear, Ghoral, Rhino,
Sambar, wild buffalo,
spotted deer, barking deer,
Tiger, Swamp deer, Hog
deer, Wilde beer, Leopard,
Tigress etc.
 India (1955-1966)
◦ Bison, Barking Deer,
sambar
 Ceylon (1957)
◦ Spotted deer
 Iran (1966)
◦ Red Sheep
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7. Contd...
 Yugoslavia (1961)
◦ Stage
 Ethopia (1964)
◦ Grant’s Gazelle
 Spain (1966)
◦ Cobra(Mt. Goat), Fallow
Deer
 USA (1960)
◦ Mountain Lion
 East Africa (1958-1963)
◦ Impala, Giraffe, Grants
gazelle, Lion, leopard,
Buffalo, Rhino, Warthog
Tush, Water Bude etc.
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8. Photos
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At Jawalakhel Zoo At Natural History
Museum

9. Number of Tigers Killed
Displayed in Hanuman Dhoka
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Anal Tandukar

10. Number of Tigers Killed Displayed in
Hanuman Dhoka
 Total 2 tigers killed
according to the
displayed pictures:
 1 in the Paintings and
other one in the
picture
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Demonstrations of the Killings

11. Four killed tigers displayed in the
picture below
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 1 recorded in the
script which was
killed in 1964 and
was 9ft 6 inches
tigress
 2 tigers were killed in
another picture
 1 tiger was killed in
another picture

12. Total Tigers Killed
 In pictures of hanuman
Dhoka- 6 (no dates
given)
 History tells us that 39
tigers, 18 rhinos and 4
sloth bears were killed
by King George V
from 18 to 28
December 1911.
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Tiger killed by King George V of UK

13. Some pictures
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14. Hanuman Dhoka Museum
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By: Christine Dhungana

15. HANUMAN DHOKA MUSEUM
 Total pictures of Hunting = 11 (Including 1
large painting)
 Total Number of people in those pictures =
19
 People in the picture were = King Tribhuwan
(2)
King Mahendra (8)
King Birendra (1)
Others (8)
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16. Some pictures...
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Zoo Natural History Museum

17. Hanuman Dhoka Museum
Animals killed in the time of Late Kings
Tribhuwan, Mahendra and Birendra
By Ganga Sagar Rai
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18. Late King Tribhuwan
 Born Jun 16, 1906/Died March 30, 1955
Trophies:
 One Antelope Head in the Private
Bedroom Section
Photo:
 Rhino killed in the Jungle at Bhikra
Thoree (Royal Sports) Date unknown
Other:
 Tusks of two elephant named Kiran
Parsad and Subarna Parsad
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19. Late King Mahendra
 Born June 11, 1920/Died Jan 31, 1972
“ To kill wildlife is a lesser crime and sin
than to Kill your own character and
morality” Mahendra
Separate Hunting Expedition room
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20. List of Trophies in Nepal was
there
 2 Bear
 5 Dear
 1 Wild Buffalo
 1 Black Buck
 1 Rhino
 1 Leopard
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21. Other Items
 Animal Head Trophies
◦ 1 Buffalo
◦ 2 Antelope
◦ 1 Musk Dear
 Photo
◦ Photo 1: 1 Antelope
◦ Photo 2: 1 Leopard
◦ Photo 3: 1 Leopard
◦ Photo 4: 1 Antelope
◦ Photo 5: 1 Antelope
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22. Personal Items
 Personal Item Room King Mahendra’s
Office:
◦ 1 skin and head of Chettal
◦ 1 skin of a mammal (unknown)
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23. Late King Birendra
 There were no items to be seen of
killing done by Birendra.
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24. Deer Killed By Royalty Observed In
Hanuman Dhoka
By Basudev Poudel
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25. Some facts
 All together there are six species of
deer found in Nepal.
 The Barasingha is best known for their
antlers, which commonly have 10 to
14 tines. They are killed for it.
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26. King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram
Shah Dev
(June 16, 1906-March
30,1955)
Killed two Antelopes.
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27. King Mahendra Bir Bikram
Shah Dev
(June 11, 1920-January 31, 1972)Killed:
 Spotted Deer-----in--- 1958
 Swamp Deer----in--- 1963
 Hog Deer-------in------- 1963
 Four Barasingha Head on the wall in
different hall.
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Central Zoo
Jawalakhel
By: Samata Manandhar

29. Types of money earning enterprise
 Visitors entry fee : 4-5 crore annually
◦ Student fee : Rs 30
◦ Adult: Rs 50
◦ Foreigner : Rs 200
 Boating : 172 thousand monthly
 Restaurant : 75000 monthly(closed)
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30. Contd...
 Children's park:70000 monthly
 Elephant : closed
 Posters
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32. Endangered and Exotic Birds in
Zoo
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By: Sumitra Khanal

33. Native Species: 36
Exotic Species: 19
Endangered Species: 1
Total: 56 Species
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36. Visit to Central Zoo
Jawalakhel
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By: Pratikshya Acharya

37. Objective: To Find out the Overall
Elephant budget at Central Zoo
 No of Elephant: 1 (Pawankali)
 Type: Asiatic Elephant
 Age: 70
 Diet: grasses, leaves, wheat, brown sugar,
maize
 Amount: 10-15 kg per day
 Expenses: app.36000 per month
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38. Staff (Mahutey) salary
 No. of Staff: 3
 Salary : 10,000-15000 each per
month
Organization Support:
 Rs 10,0000 was provided by NTNC for
medicine and treatment.
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39. Sources of Income
Ride: Rs 50 Nepali
Rs 200 Foreigner
No. of riders per day: Around 35-40 (only
children)
Income: Appr. Rs 57000 -60,000 per
month
On Rent: Not available these days (
Pawankali is too old )
Before when it was available: 2500 per
hour Nepali
4500 per hour Foreigner
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41. Visit to Zoo
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42. Income and Expenses of Central
Zoo of Nepal
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43. Sources of Income
Note: No aid from Government of Nepal
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44. Some Pictures
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Pranav Adhikari
No. of Species Exchanged by Central Zoo After it
Was Owned by King Mahendra Trust

46. Introduction
 No. of Species Given: 3
 No of Species Received:
10
 Countries Given to:
Thailand and Malaysia
 Countries Received
from: Malaysia and
Thailand
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47. Species Given vs Species
Recieved
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48. Statue of Juddha Shamsher’s Sisiter-in-
Law
By Man Bahadur Bishwokarma
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49. Juddha Shumsher and Zoo
 It is the only zoo of Nepal
 It was established by the late Rana
Prime Minister Juddha Shumshere Rana
in 1932 as a private zoo
 He was raised by his sister-in-law Bada
Maharani Karna Kumari, the wife of
another brother Dev Shumsher for Prime
Minister
 Juddha Shumsher did not forget her, so,
he built a large statue of her in
memoriam and placed it in the
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50. Juddha Shumsher and Zoo
 This is the largest statue of a female in
all of Nepal till today
 With the political changes in 1950, the
ownership of the private zoo came
under the Government of Nepal
 in December 1995, the Government of
Nepal formally handed over overall
management responsibility of the zoo
to the National Trust for Nature
Conservation (NTNC) for 30 years.
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51. 51
Man Bahadur BK
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52. Central Zoo Management
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Sushant Acharya

53. General Information
 Total visitors: 1.2 million last
year
 Total annual income: about 4 to
5 crores
 Area of expenditure
◦ Animal feeding: 2-2.5 crores
◦ Staff salary: 1.5 crores
◦ Animal treatment/ rescue: no not
revealed
 15 % of total income goes to
NTNC
 Major attractions: Rhino,
Bengal tiger, Elephant, Wild
buffalo, Ghariyal crocodile….
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54. Zoo Management History
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1932: established private
ownership (late PM Juddha JBR
1951: ownership and
management under
government
1956: opened
to public
1996 onwards: under NTNC
management for 30 years

55. NTNC Management
 Animal exchange program with abroad zoo
◦ Example: Nepal exchanged Blackbuck for
Siamang, Ostrich and Hippopotamus with
Thailand zoo
 Conservation education programme
◦ Focused to students all around Nepal
 Say no to Polythene Bags
◦ Cotton bags are provided in substitution
 Children Park
◦ Recreation site to thousands of children per day
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56. Management Strategies
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Renovation of old structure by five
years
Area extension in Surya Binayak for
developing natural enclosure
Extension of conservation
education
Addition of animals
Animal rescue and release on
natural habitat

57. Animal Rescue/ Treatment
 Separate section in the zoo
 Works in co-ordination with NTNC,
DNPWC, DoF, Police
 Area of support: technical
 Treatment to rescued animals
(inside/outside)
◦ Leopards (12-15 per year and
release)
◦ Different species of Owl, Civets,
Leopard cat, Jungle cat, Pangolin
and birds….
 4 trained staffs and 1 vehicle stand by
◦ Rescue of wild elephant at Bara
district and so on…
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58. Man Eating Python
-Ojeswee Pande
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Python reticulatus also
known as Asiatic
Reticulated Python

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This picture of the Asiatic reticulated
python eating the man was taken in
Indonesia

60. They can grow up to 22.8 feet (6.95 m), but
on average they grow to 10-20 feet (3-6 m)
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Man-Eating Python or Python-Eating Woman???

61. Number of Butterfly Species &
Specimen
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Presented by
Yeoungnan, Ban (Pretty)

62. Contd...
 How many butterfly species are there?
→ 14,843(butterflies & moths)
 How many families of butterflies are there in
Nepal?
→ thesperiidae(7), papilionidae(6),
pieridae(11), lycaenidae(11), libytheidae(1),
nemeodildae(3), acraeidae(1),
nymphalidae(25), satyridae(12),
amathusiidae(1),danaidae(5)
 The world largest moth
→ Name: Atlas moth,
Scientific name: atlacus atlas
→Size varies: from 6.3 to11.18inch
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63. Some pictures
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64. Mammals in Natural History Museum
By: Sadikchhya Singh
Total Mammal
Species : 225
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66. Entrance to Natural History
Museum
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67. Visit to Natural History Museum
Mandira Thapaliya
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No. of specimen=1194

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No. of specimen donated by Hari
Sharan Kaji Nepali = 850

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Outside Hanuman
Dhoka Museum

70. RAMAPITHECUS
Abhash Shrestha
Natural History Museum
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71. Background
 In the evolution from Proconsul (Ape
like creatures) to Modern Homo
Sapiens, Ramapithecus is the second
stage in the evolution stage.
 The particular specimen molar tooth in
the Natural History Museum was
found in Nawalparashi district of
Nepal.
 It was found that this specimen is said
to be 3 million years old.
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72. How was the age
determined?
 The age of this
specimen was
determined by the
process of Carbon
Dating.
 The radio active carbon
material present in the
molar of the specimen is
calculated and thus an
age of the species is
determined.
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Carbon Dating is a
reliable process to
determine the age of
species that have been
buried underground for
thousands of years
Contd....

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At Central Zoo

75. Natural History Museum
Neeti Bashyal
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76. Earning of Natural History Museum
from entry fee
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Annul income from visitors at Natural History
Museum from fiscal year 2064/65 to 2068/69

77. Contd...
 Most of the visitors are
students and general
Nepali people.
 5-10% are foreigners
especially researchers.
 70% of budget is used for
management of museum
and 30% of budget goes to
Tribhuwan University.
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Bar diagram of the
visitors flow in the
museum (year 2068/69)

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Entry Fee
Nepali / SAARC: NRs 20
Foreigners: NRs 50
Students 50% discount
Camera Fee: NRs 50
Movie camera: NRs 200
Opening Hours
10:00am-5:00pm
10:00am-4:00pm in winter
Sunday – Friday (open days)

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80. World’s Largest Moth
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By: Binaya Parajuli

81. Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas,
Linnaeus)
 Attacus atlas is the
world's largest Moth.
 Found in Tropical and
Sub Tropical forests of
Asian Countries like
Nepal, India, China,
Srilanka, Borneo ,
Malaysia and
Indonesia.
 It is called Atlas
Nisachar Putali in
Nepali.
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Source: Natural History Museum

82. Characteristics of Atlas Moth
 It’s size varies from 6.3
to 11.18 inch.
 Largest recorded wing
span 30 cm
 Female is bigger than
male.
 Larva is pale green
with brownish
speckles.
 They are named atlas
because their wings
patterns resemble
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83. Male and Female Atlas Moth
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84. Some pictures...
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Outside Natural History Museum Inside Natural History Museum

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In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he
seeks.
-John Muir