Abstract
Camera-trap photos of Red Panda Ailurus fulgens were obtained from three locations in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India during a survey conducted from March to July 2019. Two of the locations are in West Kameng district and one location is in Shi-Yomi district (formerly West Siang). These records are important additions to the currently limited information available for species distribution in the state, and was gathered as part of a tri-country study on the status of tiger habitats in high altitude ecosystems of Bhutan, India, and Nepal.
Highlights
The Red panda Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 is a small carnivorous mammal with reddish-brown fur, placed under the monotypic family Ailuridae
Anthropogenic pressure, largescale deforestation, habitat loss, degradation around human settlements and the expansion of agricultural areas has led to their decline in China, and these factors are probably applicable to the rest of the general red panda population (Yonzon & Hunter 1991; Glatston 1994; Wei et al 1999b; Choudhury 2001; Pradhan et al 2001)
We report here three locations in Arunachal Pradesh (Figure 1) where Red Pandas were recorded through camera-trap photo captures
Summary
The Red panda Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 is a small carnivorous mammal with reddish-brown fur, placed under the monotypic family Ailuridae. Photographic evidence of Red Panda from two districts of Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh has around 11,300 km2 of potential Red Panda habitat - the largest habitat in India, followed by Sikkim and West Bengal (Choudhury 2001; Ghose & Dutta 2011).
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