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are native to the Park, and whether translocation would prove a distraction from existing conservation efforts for other species, was the second most common issue raised in the triangulation interviews. This reflects the ongoing de- bate about whether blue sheep are, in fact, native to the area, with conflicting opinions between published sources (Adhikari et al., 2013; Aryal et al., 2013; Hillary & Doig, 1962, cited in Lovari & Mishra, 2016) and expert opinion (S. Ale, pers comm.). Alleviating the concerns of local resi- dents about the historical presence and potential impacts of blue sheep is likely to be key to any further planning or im- plementation regarding the translocation of the species to the Park. Given this, we recommend further research and consultation on the proposal.
Acknowledgements We thank all the residents of Sagarmatha National Park who took part in our surveys, Niki Shrestha for addition- al research assistance and Phil Stickler for creating the map. JHH was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council grant ES/ J500033/1. We are grateful to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation for permission to conduct our fieldwork in the Everest area.
Author contributions Conceptualization of study and methods: JHH and AA; funding acquisition and data analysis: JHH; fieldwork and initial writing: JHH, MS and RPL; revision and editing: AA and MD. All authors approved the final version for submission.
Conflicts of interest None.
Ethical standards This research complies with the journal’s Code of Conduct for authors. Ethical approval was provided by the Department of Geography’s Ethics Review Group at the University of Cambridge.
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