Figure 2 Potential suitable habitat for bamboo sp. (left red color indicates potential range of bamboo) and red panda (right: green color indicates potential ranges of red panda)
This predicted habitat was found to be fragmented into numerous patches. The four districts: Jajarkot, Jumla, Mugu and Dolpa seemed to have conspicuous fragmentation than other four districts located in the east, which indicates the increasing fragmentation trend towards the west. (Fig.3).