Relocating Nepal's Problematic Tigers to Suitable Habitats: A Lens of Management.

Bhesh Kumar Karki; Thakur Silwal; Shukra Raj Paudel

doi:10.63095/NBSEH.25.535314

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Bhesh Kumar Karki Department of Civil Engineering, Thapathali Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University (ROR: https://ror.org/02rg1r889), Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0530-1107
Thakur Silwal Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus, Tribhuvan University (ROR: https://ror.org/02rg1r889), Pokhara 33700, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1725-6689
Shukra Raj Paudel Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University (ROR: https://ror.org/02rg1r889), Pulchowk, Lalitpur 44700, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5764-2990

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https://doi.org/10.63095/NBSEH.25.535314

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