Center for Molecular Dynamics Nepal

Wildlife Conservation

We have conducted numerous studies on some of the world’s most endangered animals. Utilizing our current capacity and know how, we have introduced conservation genetics in research studies of such animals as snow leopard, musk deer, wolf and Asian elephants. Through our Nepal Tiger Genome Project, we are building a comprehensive DNA database of all the Bengal tigers found throughout Terai arc region of Nepal. We have also been working on developing molecular diagnostic tools for the detection of Tuberculosis and Herpes in Asian Elephants. Additionally, we are working on population census studies of the Asiatic one-horned rhino in Chitwan and common leopards in the Annapurna area and conducting ex-situ conservation of threatened species such as Vultures and Amphibians

Developing Highly Effective and Thermo-t...

Threats of various known and unknown poultry diseases are amongst the biggest challenges faced by the commercial and domestic poultry sector. Newcastle disease is considered to be among the deadliest ...

Predict Jadibuti Map

Predict JadibutiMap, the first of its kind, offers a comprehensive overview of the household survey integrating animal virus sampling results performed on ducks and rats at the Jadibuti area of Kathma...

Bat Telemetry Tracking Map

A Bat Telemetry TrackingMap has been prepared to showcase the bat tracking activity at Sillinge, Nepal. The species tracked was RousetusLeschenaultii using telemetry at around 40 locations. The map sh...

Usage of Bioinformatics to Infer Hidden ...

Bioinformatics has become an essential tool for analyzing and interpreting biological and genetic data. Bioinformatics utilizes computational systems and software to combine statistics, mathematics an...

Genetic Species Characterization of Amph...

This study focuses on understanding the biodiversity of amphibians in Nepal and the underlying mechanisms that have driven diversification within these species. Based on morphology and the genetic wor...

Pika, Ochotona spp.

Pika (Ochotonaspp) is a small, herbivorous,conspicuously cute mammal related to rabbits and hares. There are 30 speciesof pikas (Ochotona spp.) distributed throughout the world. Five species of Pika s...

Himalayan field Mouse, Apodemusgurkha

Himalayan field mouse is a nocturnal andterrestrial species. This species is endemicto Nepal and is known only to be foundfrom seven locations (Gurkha, Maharigaon,Gorapani, Takucha, Larjung, Chitare a...

Cuonalpinus (Dhole) - Genetics based pop...

Dhole, commonly known as the Asiatic wilddog is a much understudied species with a lowfragmented population distributed across partsof South/South East Asia. Now a protectedspecies, the Dhole is in da...

Wildlife forensic regional capacity buil...

Wildlife crime is a serioustransnational threat tobiodiversity in South Asia.Driven by organized criminalsyndicates who control theburgeoning and highly lucrative illicit trade, it is impossible foran...

Preliminary assessment on use of Fragmen...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is arecessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy,affecting around 1 in 3,600 boys, which results inmuscle degeneration and eventual death.

Wildlife research usinginnovative techno...

CMDN has been actively developing and testing variouscutting edge technologies to capture, transmit and analyzewildlife information. CMDN has been experimenting withvarious unmanned aerial .....

Human wildlife disease risk assessment i...

More than 60% of infectious diseases in humansare caused by pathogens shared with wild ordomestic animals (Taylor 2001), and the greatestburden on human health and livelihoods globallyhas been linked ...

Virus discovery in wildlife-urban interf...

The USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats PREDICTproject has been working withgovernment partnersin 20 countries to develop efforts for surveillance,testing, and reporting of potential human pathogensin wil...

Species identification using DNA Bar-cod...

As part of biodiversity research, CMDN has beencollaborating with the Griffith University (Australia) toidentify species using DNA analysis on various biologicalsamples collected from long term biodiv...

Surveillance of Influenza A and its sub-...

Wild migratory birds whose migratory path often crisscross south and east Asian countries, are known to carry the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). This study is designed to detect and charact...

Population census of the One-Horned Rhin...

The range of Rhino are now confined to few scattered places in Terai Arc Landscape of India and Nepal and in the grasslands of Assam, north Bengal and northeast India. In this currently-on going study...

Assessment of detection technique for M....

Elephant are prone to a variety of infectious disease including tuberculosis, which pose a significant risk to the future conservation of captive and wild Asian elephant populations. Tuberculosis is w...

Prevalence of Elephant Endotheliotropic ...

Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) is a growing threat to the Asian elephant population worldwide. The disease is characterized by sudden onset of lethargy...

Musk Deer in Mustang, Nepal

There are three different musk deer species said to exist in Nepal, Moschus chrysogaster, Moschus leucogaster, and Moschus fuscus, although their exact distribution is unclear and yet to be validated ...

Non-invasive genetic population survey o...

CMDN, together with WWF-Nepal, the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and Snow Leopard Conservancy, conducted .....

Molecular based Wildlife Forensics: Gene...

The baseline genetic database generated through the Nepal Tiger Genome Project (NTGP) has built an effective tool in the fight against wildlife crime in Nepal and beyond. Seized wildlife parts have be...

Genetics of Trans-Himalayan Wolf (Canis ...

Himalayan Wolf is a sub-species of the Gray Wolf- a fairly new species. They are mostly found in India (Jammu, Kashmir) and Nepal with some reported presence in China and Mongolia. There is limited in...

Genetic species characterization of rode...

Many members of the Rattus species have sub-species with various color patterns and they globally distributed. Many Rattus sub-species are believed to be native to India and other Indo-Malayan countri...

Genetic Study of Bengal tigers

Nepal Tiger Genome Project

Consider yourself fortunate if you spot a tiger deep in jungle- an incredible thrill only few lucky ones get to experience. Sadly, there aren’t many of these beautiful beasts left in the wild!!! ...

Wildlife Genetics and Conservation: The ...

Wildlife genetics constitute one of the core research activities at CMDN. As pioneers of non-invasive genetics in Nepal, we have so far studied felids (Tiger, Snow Leopard, Common Leopard, Pallas Cat)...

Environmental DNA Meta-Barcoding of fish...

Knowledge on species distribution and ecology is critical for ecological management and conservation biology. Information on distribution of native fish in Nepalese rivers is limited; there is a pauci...

Tiger/Snow Leopard Diet Analysis

DNA based diet analysis using high throughput sequencing provides us with high grade information of the prey species and other remaining from the feacal matter...

Tiger Fecal Virology

Fecal sample is the great source and approach for studying viral metagenomics associated with the host and related zoonotic disease. Virus communities in the feaces of the tiger will help us expand th...