Human Activity and Large Wildlife Overlapped Most in Chitwan’s Buffer Zone
Across 80 camera traps around Chitwan National Park, human activity and large wildlife showed their strongest spatial and…
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Fresh Sambar Droppings Matched Tissue for SNP Genotyping, but Outdoor Exposure Rapidly Degraded DNA
An Australian study developed a panel of 371 SNPs and three sex markers for sambar droppings. Fresh faeces…
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Chital, Sambar and Gaur Partitioned Food and Habitat Differently Across Seasons in Kanha
Direct foraging observations in Kanha National Park showed that chital, sambar and gaur divided food and habitat differently…
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Sambar Were Recorded Mainly in U Minh Ha’s Strict Protection Zone
Camera traps, daytime field surveys and night surveys confirmed sambar across U Minh Ha National Park, with records…
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Wild Deer Near Farmland Had Greater Strongyle Diversity in Victoria
Metabarcoding of 194 faecal samples from sambar, fallow and hog deer in Victoria detected 11 strongyle taxa. Deer…
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Morphology and COI DNA Identified Pharyngomyia picta in a Free-Ranging Sambar From Kerala
Four third-instar bot-fly larvae from a free-ranging sambar in Kerala were identified as Pharyngomyia picta by morphology and…
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Nine Indian species could anchor protection for biodiversity and carbon
A national analysis identifies nine threatened Indian vertebrates whose habitat could act as an anchor for protecting hundreds…
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Victorian Hunters Were Estimated to Have Taken 118,400 Sambar in 2025
Victoria’s 2025 survey estimated a recreational harvest of 118,400 sambar, about three quarters of the state’s deer harvest.…
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Tigers kept a stable daily activity pattern across seasons while deer shifted in Bardia
Five years of camera-trap data from Bardia National Park showed that tiger activity remained similar across seasons, while…
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DNA Metabarcoding Found 15 Vertebrate Prey Species in Tadoba Dhole Scats
DNA metabarcoding of 169 dhole scats in Tadoba detected 15 vertebrate prey species. Indian hare occurred in 30.8%…
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Sambar and Wild Pigs Were Too Infrequently Detected for Density Estimates in a Sumatran Tiger Landscape
Random camera traps in a central Sumatran restoration forest estimated about 2.1 southern red muntjac and 6.4 pig-tailed…
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Kawal’s Prey Base Could Support About 36–41 Tigers
Twelve years of prey monitoring in India’s Kawal Tiger Reserve found rising chital density and estimated that the…
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National Model Mapped Highest Sambar Relative Abundance in the NSW and Victorian High Country
A new 5 km × 5 km national model placed the highest relative abundance of sambar through the…
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Sambar Showed Less Daily Activity Overlap With Cattle Than Wild Boar in Western Sichuan
Camera traps in Xinlong County found low daily activity overlap between sambar and cattle, while wild boar showed…
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Chital Contributed 72% of Prey Biomass in Chitwan Tiger Scat DNA Analysis
DNA metabarcoding of tiger scats from Chitwan found that chital contributed 72% of estimated prey biomass. Seven prey…
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Exploratory Paper Found No Direct Evidence of Sambar Browsing Fynbos on Table Mountain
A 2026 study combined international research with citizen observations of Table Mountain’s non-native sambar and found no direct…
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Six Ungulates Partitioned Elevation, Forest Types and Daily Activity in Giant Panda National Park
Camera traps in Giant Panda National Park showed six ungulates dividing the mountain landscape in different ways: lower-elevation…
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Tiger Occurrence in Panna Was Linked to Chital, Sambar and Proximity to Water
A 2026 food-web analysis from Panna Tiger Reserve found that tiger occurrence was positively associated with chital and…
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Wild Prey Made Up More Than 85% of Sri Lankan Leopard Diet, With Indian Hare Most Frequent
Wild species made up more than 85% of leopard diet in Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands. Indian hare was…
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Tiger Site Use Increased While Several Prey Species Became More Diurnal During Bardia’s Lockdown
At 49 matched camera stations in Bardia National Park, tiger, wild boar and nilgai showed clear increases in…
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