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Recent records of dhole (Cuon alpinus, Pallas 1811) in Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India

  • Ranjana Pal , Shagun Thakur , Shashank Arya , Tapajit Bhattacharya and Sambandam Sathyakumar EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: February 6, 2018
Mammalia
From the journal Mammalia Volume 82 Issue 6

Abstract

Camera trap photographs of solitary individuals of Asiatic wild dog or dholes (Cuon alpinus, Pallas 1811) have been recorded from Kheda Tal area in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. This is the first photographic confirmation of the presence of this species in the Himalayan habitats of Uttarakhand. The presence of dholes here seems to be confined to a relatively small area of unprotected habitats affected by various anthropogenic uses. The population of endangered dhole is rapidly declining especially in Himalayan region. Thus, it is imperative that local stakeholders are aware of their presence, and it is highly recommended that investigations of the ecological parameters of this population are continued.

Keywords: Bhagirathi basin; camera trap; dhole; Uttarakhand; Western Himalaya

Acknowledgements

We express our sincere thanks to Dr. V.B. Mathur, Director, WII and Dr. G.S. Rawat, Dean, WII for their guidance and support. We are thankful to Shri D.V.S. Khati, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden, Uttarakhand for granting us the research permission and for necessary support and cooperation. We thank Lisa Koetke for language check of the draft manuscript. We are also thankful to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India for providing fund under DST grant no.: DST/SPLICE/CCP/NMSHE/TF-2/WII/2014[G] dated 26.08.2014.

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Received: 2017-02-09
Accepted: 2017-12-22
Published Online: 2018-02-06
Published in Print: 2018-11-27

©2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

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https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2017-0017
Keywords for this article
Bhagirathi basin; camera trap; dhole; Uttarakhand; Western Himalaya

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  4. Museology/history of sciences
  5. On the shoulders of giants: Reginald Innes Pocock and integrative mammal research in museums and zoos
  6. Ecology
  7. Space use and movement of jaguar (Panthera onca) in western Paraguay
  8. A review of the status of the Western polecat Mustela putorius: a neglected and declining species?
  9. Diversity of primates and other mammals in the middle Purus basin in the Brazilian Amazon
  10. Rapid expansion of the American mink poses a serious threat to the European mink in Spain
  11. New reports of the presence and ecology of the Sumatran striped rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri) in South Sumatra
  12. Reproduction of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) outside current resident breeding populations in Europe: evidence from the Czech Republic
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