A leopard count with a missing benchmark number
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January 01, 2021 01:14 IST
Assessing numbers of cats in select sites and monitoring areas they occupy over swathes will ensure a better overview
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Assessing numbers of cats in select sites and monitoring areas they occupy over swathes will ensure a better overview
“India’s leopard population increases by 60% in 4 years” [since 2014] is what most newspapers highlighted when a first-of-its-kind report on leopard numbers in the country was released recently. Unlike the fanfare and debates that would have rolled out with tiger numbers, there was hardly any discourse about this species. Like always, the leopard loses out to its larger cousin. However, to get a population estimate of an elusive carnivore at the geographical scale of 21 States in India is tricky and requires colossal effort. On this front, the entire research team has to be congratulated for completing this massive task.
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Karnataka second in country in leopard numbers
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December 23, 2020 10:43 IST
State has 1,783 leopards, according to a new report; estimates based on sampling in tiger range areas
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The study revealed that leopards were recorded across much of the dry forests of central Karnataka region.
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State has 1,783 leopards, according to a new report; estimates based on sampling in tiger range areas
Karnataka home to a high density of tigers harbours the second highest number of leopards in the country after Madhya Pradesh, according to a new report.
The ‘Status of Leopard in India, 2018’ report released on Monday reinforces Karnataka’s position as a pre-eminent wildlife State that has some of the highest number of tigers, elephants, and now leopards.