First camera-trap records of Dhole <Cuon alpinus> (Pallas, 1811) (Mammalia: Canidae) and Spotted Linsang <Prionodon pardicolor> (Hodgson, 1841) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Prionodontidae) in Makalu Barun National Park, Nepal

First camera-trap records of Dhole <Cuon alpinus> (Pallas, 1811) (Mammalia: Canidae) and Spotted Linsang <Prionodon pardicolor> (Hodgson, 1841) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Prionodontidae) in Makalu Barun National Park, Nepal

The Dhole Cuon alpinus and Spotted Linsang Prionodon pardicolor are two elusive carnivores inhabiting the forests of South and Southeast Asia. Despite their ecological roles and conservation significance, both species remain under-researched, particularly in Nepal. From 2019 to 2024, a biodiversity survey using 10 camera traps over 5,508 camera-days in the Barun Valley of Makalu Barun National Park provided the first photographic evidence of bot…