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| Sadhu, A.; Patra, M.K.; Bhattacharya, Y.; Ojha, P.; Jain, D.; Thakar, R.; Ghade, R.; Saha, S.; Petwal, A.; Ahmed, S.O.A.; Jhala, Y.V. | |
| Recolonisation of tigers recorded from camera trap survey in Suhelwa WLS in India | |
| 2022 Cat News (75): 10-11 | |
Recent conservation efforts have reversed the declining trend of tiger _Panthera tigris _populations in the Indian subcontinent. However, tiger habitats, which were highly disturbed and far from the source populations, struggled to achieve this feat. Here, we presented the first photographic evidence of tigers recorded from a recent camera trapping survey in Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary (India), which lost its tiger population in the recent past. One of the tigers photo-captured in Suhelwa was recorded in Banke National Park of Nepal in 2018. This transboundary dispersal event highlighted the importance of conserving connectivity between tiger habitats in order to facilitate the recovery of tigers in the landscape. Immediate conservation investments are required in Suhelwa to control human disturbance, create inviolate space for tigers, revive the prey base and strengthen protection. Transboundary conservation efforts between India and Nepal are required to secure the long-term persistence of tigers in the central Terai Arc Landscape. |
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