We used camera traps in combination with capture–recapture data analysis to provide the
first reliable density estimates for tigers and leopards from the high altitude and rugged …

Conservation practices are supposed to get refined by advancing scientific knowledge. We
study this phenomenon in the context of monitoring tiger populations in India, by evaluating …

An objective multivariate technique is described for identification of individual tigers
Panthera tigris from their pugmarks. Tracings and photographs of hind pugmarks were …

Reproductive success is crucial for the survival and persistence of any species. The Deccan
Biogeographic Zone of India is the stronghold of a population of the Indian wolf Canis lupus …

Long-term monitoring of tiger population is essential in any human-dominated landscape as
globally their population is showing a declining trend due to unrelenting stress or stochastic …

We evaluated gender discrimination of tigers (Panthera tigris) using the shape of their
pugmarks. Discriminant Function Analysis (DFA) and logistic regression were used to …

Reliable population estimate of apex predators, such as the Leopard Panthera pardus fusca,
is important as they indicate ecosystem health, enable evaluation of the effectiveness of …

Abstract The Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve is the westernmost limit of the Bengal Tiger,
Panthera tigris tigris, concentrated in the 300 km 2 core area of the reserve; however, the …

Long-term monitoring of tiger population is essential in any human-dominated landscape as
globally their population is showing a declining trend due to unrelenting stress or stochastic …

There has not been any reliable analysis to justify rejection of field methods for estimating
the tiger populations. The application of statistical approaches is also not questionable, nor …