scholarly journals A viable tiger population in Similipal Tiger Reserve, India? Calculating if the ungulate prey base is limiting

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hari Shankar Upadhyay ◽  
Satyaranjan Behera ◽  
Sushil Kumar Dutta ◽  
Hemanta Kumar Sahu ◽  
Janmejay Sethy
Keyword(s):  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
Tiger Population

scholarly journals Evaluating the status of the Endangered tiger Panthera tigris and its prey in Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Oryx ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Gopal ◽  
Qamar Qureshi ◽  
Manish Bhardwaj ◽  
R.K. Jagadish Singh ◽  
Yadvendradev V. Jhala
Keyword(s):  
Distance Sampling ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Madhya Pradesh ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Panthera Tigris ◽  
Single Male ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
The Status ◽  
Local Extinctions ◽  
Tiger Population

AbstractWe evaluated the status of tigers Panthera tigris and their prey in Panna Tiger Reserve using occupancy surveys, camera-trap mark-recapture population estimation, and distance sampling along foot transects, in 2006. Forest Range tiger occupancy in the Panna landscape (3,500 km2) estimated by 1,077 surveys of 5 km each was 29% ± SE 1. Within occupied Ranges of the Reserve a mean of 68% ± SE 7 of forest Beats had tiger signs. A total of 800 camera-trap nights yielded 24 captures of seven individual adult tigers within an effective trap area of 185.0 ± SE 15.8 km-2. The best model incorporating individual heterogeneity (Mh) estimated the tiger population to be 9 ± SE 2. Tiger density was 4.9 ± SE 1.5 per 100 km2 and was lower than that reported in 2002 (6.49 tigers per 100 km2). Both occupancy and density indicated a decline of the tiger population in the Reserve. Mean ungulate density was 42.4 ± SE 8.4 km-2 and comparable to other tiger reserves. Since our survey in 2006 tiger status in Panna has deteriorated further because of poaching. Panna was occupied by dacoits in late 2006 and anti-insurgent activities caused further disturbances. In late 2008 there was a single male tiger left in Panna but he has not been seen since January 2009. The Madhya Pradesh Forest department has reintroduced three tigers to Panna from neighbouring tiger reserves. Panna, along with Sariska Tiger Reserve, exemplifies the vulnerability of small, isolated tiger populations to local extinctions caused by poaching, even in areas with suitable habitat and sufficient prey.

scholarly journals Estimating the abundance of Nepal's largest population of tigers Panthera tigris

Oryx ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jhamak B. Karki ◽  
B. Pandav ◽  
S. R. Jnawali ◽  
R. Shrestha ◽  
N. M. B. Pradhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Panthera Tigris ◽  
Abundance Estimate ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
The Status ◽  
Chitwan National Park ◽  
Tiger Population

AbstractInformation on the abundance of tigers Panthera tigris is essential for effective conservation of the species. The main aim of this study was to determine the status of tigers in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, including the Churia hills, using a camera-trap based mark–recapture abundance estimate. Camera traps (n = 310) were placed in an area of 1,261 km2 from 20 January to 22 March 2010. The study area was divided into three blocks and each block was trapped for 19–21 days, with a total effort of 3,582 man-days, 170 elephant-days and 4,793 camera-trap nights. The effectively camera-trapped area was 2,596 km2. Camera stations were located 1.5–2 km apart. Sixty-two tigers (age ⩾ 1.5 years), comprising 15 males, 41 females and six of unidentified sex, were identified from 344 photographs. The heterogeneity model Mh (jackknife) was the best fit for the capture history data. A capture probability ($\hat P$) of 0.05 was obtained, generating a population estimate ($\hat N$) of 125 ± SE 21.8 tigers. The density of tigers in the area, including Churia and Barandabhar (buffer zone forest linked with mid hill forest), was estimated to be 4.5 ± SE 0.35 tigers per 100 km2, using a Bayesian spatially explicit capture–recapture model in SPACECAP. Our study showed the use of Churia by tigers and we therefore conclude that the Chitwan tiger population serves as a source to maintain tiger occupancy of the larger landscape that comprises Chitwan National Park, Parsa Wildlife Reserve, Barandabhar buffer zone, Someswor forest in Nepal and Valmiki Tiger Reserve in India.

GEOSPATIAL MODELLING TO ASSESS HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT AND CORRIDOR MAPPING IN PALAMAU TIGER RESERVE, JHARKHAND (INDIA)

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
KANGA SHRUTI ◽  
SHAHEEN AYESHA ◽  
KUMAR SINGH SURAJ ◽  
PANDEY A.C. ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
Geospatial Modelling

Fauna of Protected Areas - 25: Butterflies of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 2100-2107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dunston P. Ambrose ◽  
D. Senthil Raj
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Tiger Reserve

Movement and home range characteristics of reintroduced tiger (Panthera tigris) population in Panna Tiger Reserve, central India

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 537-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Sarkar ◽  
K. Ramesh ◽  
J. A. Johnson ◽  
S. Sen ◽  
P. Nigam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Central India ◽  
Panthera Tigris ◽  
Tiger Reserve

A new variety of Justicia quinqueangularis from Kawal Tiger Reserve, Telengana, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-182
Author(s):  
P. Annamma ◽  
P. Venu ◽  
Y.V. Rao
Keyword(s):  
New Variety ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
Photo Plate

A new variety of Justicia quinqueangularis K.D. Koenig ex Roxb. (Acanthaceae), from the Kawal Tiger Reserve of Telangana, (India) is presented with a detailed description and a photo plate.

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