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. 2022 Jan 12;12(1):e8491. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8491
Category Sub‐category Risk area (%) for four groups of carnivores
Large felid Small felid Viverridae Herpestidae
Land use/land cover Forest 40% 6% 7% 10%
Shrubland 2% 1% 1% 1%
Grassland 2% 2% 1% 1%
Agriculture area 54% 85% 89% 80%
Barren area 1% 1% 0% 2%
Water body 0% 1% 0% 3%
Snow/glacier 0% 0% 0% 0%
Built‐up area 1% 4% 1% 4%
Total % and risk area 100% (2322 km2) 100% (660 km2) 100% (1589 km2) 100% (717 km2)
Districts Baglung 6% 4% 9% 2%
Gorkha 15% 13% 13% 16%
Kaski 15% 20% 14% 23%
Lamjung 11% 9% 7% 14%
Manang 0% 0% 0% 0%
Mustang 0% 1% 0% 0%
Myagdi 3% 2% 3% 1%
Nawalparasi East 3% 10% 17% 6%
Parbat 7% 6% 6% 4%
Syangja 17% 11% 12% 11%
Tanahu 22% 26% 20% 23%
Total % and risk area 100% (2322 km2) 100% (660 km2) 100% (1589 km2) 100% 717 km2)
Physiographic zones High Himalayas 0% 1% 0% 0%
High Mountain 7% 5% 8% 2%
Middle Mountain 93% 88% 79% 96%
Siwalik 1% 7% 14% 3%
Terai, Madhesh 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total % and risk area 100% (2322 km2) 100% (660 km2) 100% (1589 km2) 100% (717 km2)
Protected areas Annapurna CA 100% 86% 33% 76%
Chitwan BZ 0% 11% 63% 18%
Chitwan NP 0% 0% 1% 5%
Dhorpatan HR 0% 0% 2% 0%
Manaslu CA 0% 4% 0% 0%
Total % and risk area 100% (92 km2) 100% (38 km2) 100% (127 km2) 100% (17 km2)