The population of bats in the Kathmandu Valley was halved within a decade

Bats, generally known as a natural seed dispersers, are on the verge of extinction in the Kathmandu Valley. Keshar Mahal and Narayanhiti palace premises in Kathmandu and Sallaghari in Bhaktapur are the prime habitats of bats in the Valley. Dr Pushparaj Acharya, a research fellow at National Academy of Science and Technology, said just around 700 bats had been recorded on Keshar Mahal and Narayanhiti palace premises in the 2015. At least 1,300 bats were recorded in the previous count in 2006. Conservation of bats is not taken seriously in Nepal as the government has not listed it as a protected species.
Source: The Himalayan Times, 10 August 2016
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