SUMMARY: I visited Kathmandu in 2022 (Sep-Oct) and 2023 (Oct-Nov) seeing six mammal species in the city. These included Indian Flying-fox at the Kanti Path colony and Rhesus Macaque at Swayambhunath Temple (aka Monkey Temple).
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On trips to Nepal in 2022 (alone) and 2023 (with Chi Phan) I saw 51 mammal species; these were mostly in Chitwan NP, Bardia NP, Langtang NP and around Pokhara. Small mammal highlights were White-bellied Giant Flying Squirrel, Grey-headed Giant Flying Squirrel, Hodgson’s Giant Flying Squirrel, Altai Mountain Weasel and Yellow-bellied Weasel. Larger mammals included Tiger, Leopard, Indian Rhinoceros, Himalayan Tahr and Himalayan Goral. In 2022 I also spent some time in Kathmandu with Stuart Chapman; thanks to him for sharing his knowledge on the region.