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Babu Ram Bhattarai
Researcher at Federation University Australia
Publications - 5
Citations - 156
Babu Ram Bhattarai is an academic researcher from Federation University Australia. The author has contributed to research in topics: National park & Protected area. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications receiving 97 citations. Previous affiliations of Babu Ram Bhattarai include Kathmandu.
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Human–tiger Panthera tigris conflict and its perception in Bardia National Park, Nepal
Babu Ram Bhattarai,Klaus Fischer +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the incidence and perception of human-tiger conflict in the buffer zone of Bardia National Park, Nepal, by interviewing 273 local householders and 27 key persons (e.g. representatives of local communities, Park officials).
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Shifting paradigms for Nepal’s protected areas: history, challenges and relationships
Babu Ram Bhattarai,Babu Ram Bhattarai,Wendy Wright,Buddi Sagar Poudel,Achyut Aryal,Achyut Aryal,Bhupendra P. Yadav,Radha Wagle +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors recommend a holistic conflict resolution approach which recognizes and resolves the different needs of all stakeholders in the management of protected areas in Nepal, including land use conflict, poaching and smuggling of wildlife parts and illegal harvesting of highly valued medicinal herbs.
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Managing human-tiger conflict: lessons from Bardia and Chitwan National Parks, Nepal
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a synthesis of published and unpublished reports of human-tiger conflict (HTC) in Nepal, in order to demonstrate the magnitude of the problem faced in Nepal.
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Illegal Hunting of Prey Species in the Northern Section of Bardia National Park, Nepal: Implications for Carnivore Conservation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors interviewed 48 people from communities around Bardia National Park in Nepal, including ex-hunters and protected area management professionals, to understand the motivations for, and the nature of, illegal hunting of prey species of iconic predators.
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Equitable sharing of benefits from tiger conservation: Beneficiaries' willingness to pay to offset the costs of tiger conservation.
TL;DR: In this article, a contingent valuation method was used to identify willingness to pay (WTP) among national park visitors and connected tourism business owners in order to support the conservation of critically endangered wild tigers.