Farmer Survey Estimated Annual Nilgai Crop Destruction Near Junagadh at 63%
A farmer survey across eight villages near Junagadh estimated annual nilgai crop destruction at 63%, with groundnut particularly…
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Nilgai in Kuno Selected Savanna Most Strongly at Night
A 2026 Wildlife Institute of India dissertation found that nilgai in Kuno National Park selected savanna especially at…
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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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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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Crop-affected Farmers Around Panna Reported Near-daily Wild Boar and Nilgai Raids, Mostly at Night
Among crop-affected households that guarded fields at night in 19 villages around Panna Tiger Reserve, wild boar and…
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Nilgai Crop Damage Varies Sharply Across India, With Local Yield Losses Up to 58%
A 2026 review found large local differences in human–nilgai conflict across India. Older Haryana studies reported yield losses…
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