Food Habits of Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh
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1999
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Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
Abstract
Food habits of tiger was studied in a dry deciduous forest area in Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh over a period of 6 months from November 1986 to April 1999. Density estimation of major prey species was done to assess availability to tigers. Line transect method was used for estimation of prey density. Scat analysis revealed that chital constituted the major part of is tiger prey followed by sambar and wild pig.
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Mammals, Carnivores, Food habits, Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, Pench national park, Madhya Pradesh