Nepal, March 27 -- As red panda sightings have been quite rare in Khotang, a hill district of Koshi Province, over the past few years, the local people started taking initiatives for its conservation.

The residents of Phedi of Kepilasgadhi Rural Municipality and Patheka of Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality have joined hands with government authorities and organisations working on red panda conservation to protect the endangered species. They have been launching awareness campaigns and measures to control poaching simultaneously for red panda conservation.

Red panda is a shy and charismatic endangered mammal species, known as habre in Nepali. According to conservationists, red pandas are found in various community forests in Khota...