Hunting and Trophy Numbers of Big Game Hunters of Nepal, Fascinating Data

1. Group A
Dhananjaya Lamichhane : 09-902
Dinee Tamang : 09-903
Gopal Gautam : 09-904
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4.  Location: Hanuman Dhoka Palace,
Basantapur , kathmandu
 Established: Around 2034-35 B.S
 Dedicated to: highlights of life of King Tribhuvan
 Tasks:
 Biodiversity watch through the various hunting trophy
photographs
 Management aspect of the museum
 Hunting Recreation
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5.  Tusks of Subarna Prasad and Krishna Prasad first
observed
 Many elephants used for parade(about 5)
 Hunting Room:
 “To kill wildlife is a lesser crime and so than to kill your
own character and morality.”
– His Late Majesty King Mahendra
Biodiversity watch through the various
hunting trophy photographs
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6.  Hunting Room:
 A lot of Guns were proudly displayed
 The list of animals hunted over the years by the late king
in different countries was framed on the wall
In context of Nepal , list of animals hunted:
Biodiversity watch through the various
hunting trophy photographs (contd…
Bear 6’ 1933 Black buck 15” 1960
Ghorial 3’ 1953 Tiger 10’10” 1963
Rhino 16 ½’ 1956 Swamp deer 34” 1963
Sambar 33 ½” 1956 Hog Deer 9’ 1963
Wild buffalo 45” 1957 Wild Bear 4’ 1963
Spotted deer 39 ½” 1958 Leopard 7’ 8” 1963
Barking deer 5’ 1959 Tigress 9’ 6” ‘1964
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7.  Apart from the Hunting room List , the animals
hunted as seen from the photographs displayed
 1 arna
 2 leopards
 3 tigers
 2 deers
 1 tiger hunted by Late King Birendra also
in 2044 B.S
Biodiversity watch through the various
hunting trophy photographs (contd…
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8.  Current Management:
Under
Sambidansabha Samsadiya Byabastha Tatha Sanskriti
Mantralaya
By
Puratatwa Bibhag
 Since its establishment about 5 Managements changed
 Before: Under Palace ,
Now: Nepal Government(post Revolution 2063)
Management aspect of the museum
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9.  As interviewed with working staff:
 Same staff (15 / 16 )only chief has changed
 No proper management
 No change
 No proof of working as a Govt. Official
 Security: Sardula Jung Gulma (about 250 Army officials)
Management aspect of the museum
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10.  Revenue collection: Entrance Fee
Nepalese: Rs. 10 and Foreigners: Rs. 250
 Number of visitors:
Around 400 National and 50 Foreign visitors per day
 Total collection per day: About Rs. 8000 per day
 Revenue goes to the Nepal Governments Treasury
 Money for the Museum and staff comes from Nepal
Government’s budget
Management aspect of the museum
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11.  Location: Swayambhunath Hill, Kathmandu
 Established: in 1975
 Dedicated to:
aid in the research and preservation of rare and
threatened fauna and flora species
 Tasks:
 Find the biggest moth
 Man eating python
 Eagle shot by Dipendra
 Look at the various biodiversity collection
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12.  Started with specimen of birds and butterflies
 Collection
 9 000 plant specimens
 approximately 40 000 invertebrates and vertebrates
 fossils,
 prehistoric shells,
 butterfly collections,
 snakes and
 100 skeletal remains
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13.  The Institute of Science and Technology and the
Natural History Museum work together to record
the plants and creatures found naturally in Nepal
 Under the Tribhuvan University Management
 Very small space and too many specimen arranged
in a small room
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14.  Main role : to serve as a research and educational
facility
 Other objective: to offer knowledge about the
value of Nepal’s biological resources to the general
public as an urgent message with Nepalese
themselves as trustees.
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16. Eagle shot by Dipendra: Crested Serpent Eagle
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17. Man eating Python 17

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