Occurrence and Activity Pattern of Endangered Dhole (Cuon alpinus) in Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India
| Autor: | Nimain Charan Palei, Bhakta P. Rath, Sanath Kumar, Himanshu Shekhar Palei |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Asiatic wild dog
biology Range (biology) Ecology Immunology Wildlife Endangered species Cell Biology Aquatic Science biology.organism_classification Predation Endocrinology Geography Habitat Insect Science Genetics Camera trap Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Apex predator |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the Zoological Society. 75:134-138 |
| ISSN: | 0974-6919 0373-5893 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12595-021-00391-5 |
| Popis: | The Asiatic wild dog or ‘dhole’ (Cuon alpinus) is an apex predator inhabiting south and south-east Asia. Lack of detailed information on its biology has designated it as one of the lesser-known species throughout its distributional range. Herein, we report the presence and activity pattern of dholes in Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India through camera trap surveys from 25th August 2018 to 29 December 2019. From a total of 3150 camera-trapping nights at 123 sampling sites, we obtained 28 independent detections of dhole at nine sites. The activity of species is diurnal, especially in the morning and its activity seems to coincide with its major prey. Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary could be an important habitat and source population for dholes in India, because of abundant prey, lack of disturbance and good habitat connectivity with the central Indian landscape. |
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