Tigers of Central India

[Ashutosh]

@Pckts, Firstly, camera trap images are also factored in while extrapolating prey density in these reserves.

Secondly, the chart that I posted is only of Pench, Madhya Pradesh and doesn’t include Pench, Maharashtra. So, in actuality, the number of all prey herds in Pench exceeded Kanha in absolute numbers even though Pench is much smaller in area. So, the density is higher.

Thirdly, you can’t expect any research to individually count all prey animals in a landscape, it would be next to impossible. So, extrapolation of data from a sample size is always going to be the norm (especially as there is no scope for camera trapping in grasslands). Not to mention, this is not the first study to suggest that Pench has a higher prey biomass per square km than Kanha or any other Central Indian Tiger Reserve. Reply