Animesh Ghose

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue · Forest Research Institute (IRF)

Asian pangolins are a highly-threatened species group, mainly due to the perceived medicinal value of their scales. Increased demand from China has resulted in pangolins being the most trafficked mammal in the world. Three pangolin species are reported to occur in Bangladesh: Manis pentadactyla, M. crassicaudata, and M. javanica. No peer-reviewed s...

Tropical forests are considered one of the most important biogeographic zones for amphibian species diversity. As a tropical country in Asia, Bangladesh implements different types of forest management practices in its tropical forests, which might affect prevailing forest quality in the existing forest types. The current state of information is not...

An annotated inventory of the herpetofauna of Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh is presented, based primarily on original field observations recorded during a six-year survey of the park. A total of 71 species are reported, including 19 Anura, one Apoda, two Chelonii, and 49 Squamata. The course of the survey revealed 16 range extensions includ...

The Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) is globally vulnerable and endemic to South and Southeast Asia. Although research on this species is still in its early stages, recent discoveries of new populations in the western cusp of Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot, shed light on its ability to thrive in human-altered habitats. To understand how t...

The Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) is a globally vulnerable mesopredator endemic to South and Southeast Asia. This species is one of the least studied and smallest of all 13 otter species. The species is tolerant of least-aquatic conditions and reported across a wide range of habitats. Its ecology is not fully and methodically deciphered...

Research in boreal ecology is essential for the development of sustainable forestry and practices adapted to climate change. It is in this perspective that the MRC Abitibi and UQAT have joined forces to create the Groupe de recherche en écologie de la MRC Abitibi (GREMA). GREMA's research program is structured around three themes: the silviculture...

Biodiversity in tropical and subtropical forests are at high risk of decline due to rapid anthropogenic development. Planned activities that potentially benefit communities near forests are often undertaken at the expense of forest biodiversity. Recently, the Government of Bangladesh released plans to develop a safari park in Lathitila forest in no...

The Indian leopard Panthera pardus fusca is Critically Endangered in Bangladesh. Presence of the country’s second largest cat is based on speculations and its population is often considered to be unviable. No specific studies on Bangladesh’s leopard population have been conducted. Thus, scant empirical data for this range country exists. Here, we p...

The spatial configuration of individual trees can affect their growth and survival at a fine scale and change the forest composition and structure at the landscape scale. Thus, understanding the stand spatial dynamics is crucial for forest management. The use of SORTIE-ND, a spatially explicit individual-based forest simulator, allows predictions o...

First record of XENOCHROPHIS CERASOGASTER (Painted Keelback Snake) in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.

Asian pangolins are a highly-threatened species group, mainly due to the perceived medicinal value of their scales. Increased demand from China has resulted in pangolins being the most trafficked mammal in the world. Three pangolin species are reported to occur in Ban-gladesh: Manis pentadactyla, M. crassicaudata, and M. javanica. No peer-reviewed...

Translations and Web Links for Media Query Results. (DOCX)

Photograph of male M. pentadactyla—ZRC(IMG) 4.1a. (JPG)

Photograph of female M. pentadactyla from LNP. (JPG)

Photograph of male M. pentadactyla—ZRC(IMG) 4.1b. (JPG)

CHT Report. (PDF)

Photograph of M. pentadactyla by Monirul Khan 2007. (JPG)

Photograph of Ahsan Pangolin Observation. (JPG)

Pangolin Occurrence Records. (XLSX)

For the first time 'Varanus salvator' was sighted in Moulvibazar District of Bangladesh with photograph voucher. T

Country Record

KHADIMNAGAR NATIONAL PARK(KNP) is located in Northeast portion of Bangladesh. And it is situated under Indo-Burma Hotspot .Its land area is about 1700 Acre. Basically I have three objectives in this project. These are- 1. Documentation of the amphibians species in KHADIMNAGAR NATIONAL PARK (KNP) using current taxonomy. 2. To determine the conserva...