Leopard occupancy correlates with tiger and prey occurrences in the Parsa‐Koshi Complex, Nepal

Journal of Zoology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Abstract Large carnivores such as leopards ( Panthera pardus ) experience continuing threats from habitat loss and fragmentation, depletion of prey populations, retaliatory killing following conflicts with humans. We aimed to identify factors affecting leopard occupancy temporal overlap between tigers P. tigris ), their major prey, human activities in the Parsa‐Koshi Complex (PKC), Nepal. deployed 154 cameras for 21 days each along wildlife trails throughout PKC during December 2022–March 2023. found low (0.17 ± 0.04) PKC, greater rates within protected areas, particularly Parsa National Park its buffer zone. Human (63.10 23) livestock (36.46 102) detections were higher across PKC. Leopard was positively associated presence prey. Temporal moderately high tigers, well Our research suggests that coexistence is likely largely facilitated by availability, which may reduce competition. Further, we demonstrate maintaining forest cohesion can improve leopards. Intensifying use agricultural areas could fragmentation increase overall, turn reducing depredation improving leopard‐human co‐existence conservation.

Language: Английский

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Tigers, Terrain, and Human Settlement Influence the Occupancy of Leopards (Panthera pardus) in Southwestern Tarai, Nepal

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Maintaining a healthy population of common leopards, highly adaptive felid, requires updated information on their spatial occurrence. In Nepal's Tarai region, leopards coexist with tigers, which are well‐studied felid throughout its range. However, knowledge is very scarce the patterns leopard occupancy. We conducted an occupancy survey using remote cameras in southwestern Tarai, particularly Shuklaphanta National Park, Nepal, to assess habitat use by from December 2022 January 2023. Naive and model‐averaged estimates were 0.51 0.6563 (SE: 0.022, 95% CI: 0.612, 0.70), respectively. The detection was negatively correlated presence tigers. Leopard higher closer human settlement rugged terrain. At time when Nepal has achieved tiger conservation targets, efforts required maintain adequate prey biomass minimize fatal encounters between tigers displacement peripheral area, where villagers might kill them retaliation livestock killing. Long‐term monitoring improve understanding interaction humans region Nepal.

Language: Английский

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The influence of crocodile density on the prevalence of human attacks

People and Nature, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(5), P. 1922 - 1932

Published: Aug. 18, 2024

Abstract Large predator attacks on humans often provoke calls for animal population reduction, assuming it will reduce such incidents. Whilst this seems logical, there is currently little evidence supporting a consistent link between large density and humans. Here, we assessed whether linked to the frequency of using estuarine crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ) data in Northern Territory (NT), Australia. Over past 50 years, NT has grown from few thousand over 100,000 non‐hatchling individuals. Crocodile human densities have been closely monitored throughout period, allowing be wide range both populations. Our analysis showed an increase as recovered very low levels 1970s. However, attack rates stabilised around 2009, despite continuing increase. Based relationship human‐attack frequency, scenario modelling suggested that would need culled critically endangered level (e.g. 90% reduction) 2.16 1.16 per year. We conclude whilst significantly influences at sizes, becomes weaker increases. For crocodiles NT, plateauing risk occurred once attained ~2 km river, argue was because high instigated management removal bold animals, exclusion zones) education initiates by government ‘Be crocwise’ campaign) subsequently evoked change behaviour waterways rate. Read free Plain Language Summary article Journal blog.

Language: Английский

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Understanding human-leopard conflict in the ‘Mid-hill’ region of western Nepal

Journal of Mountain Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(12), P. 3464 - 3475

Published: Dec. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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