NEW SPECIES IN ACAP- NEPAL

In the past fifteen years, nine new animal species have been recorded in the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) in northwestern Nepal. The new species include Tibetan Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus), Tibetan Argali, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, a rare species of Pallas’ cat and two new species of butterfly. The nearly threatened small wild cat species (Otocolobus manul), native to the grassland and steep regions of Central Asia was also spotted for the first time one and half month ago.

February 16

http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/02/16/national/9-new-animal-species-found-inside-acap-in-last-15-years/385406.html