ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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'MOVEMENT AND ACTIVITY PATTERN OF A COLLARED TIGRESS IN A HUMAN-DOMINATED LANDSCAPE IN CENTRAL INDIA' (Athreya V., Naya R., Punjabi G.A., Linnell J.D.C., Odden M., Khetarpal S. and Ullas Karanth, K.)

1 - SOURCE

Mongabay.com Open Access Journal, Tropical Conservation Science Vol 7 (1): 75-86, 2014

2 - LINK

http://tropicalconservationscience.monga...86_Athreya

3 - CONTENT

A tigress fell into a water duct in Nagpur district in late 2011. She was saved by Forest Department officials. After 45 days, she was released 6 km. from the place where she was found. In the first month, she stayed in the forest where she was found. Later, she moved into a nearby region that has both forests and croplands.  

Although she moved in an area of 726 square km., the tigress had a home range of about 431 square km., which included roads, croplands and villages in a region dominated by humans. Her main prey was wild pig (Sus scrofa). The tigress rested in dense foliage of patches of forest close to human settlements during the day and became active at night.

The collar, which operated for about four months, enabled the researchers to gather information on her movement and activity pattern. The information they found is considered vital, because it is not known in what way tigers live outside protected reserves in central India. The information they found will be used to prevent conflicts between humans and tigers in human-dominated landscapes close to protected reserves. Reply