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Kalle, R.; Ramesh, T.; Qureshi, Q.; Sankar, K.
The occurrence of small felids in Mudumalai Tiger reserve, Tamil Nadu, India
2013 Cat News (58): 32-35
Systematic camera trapping surveys were conducted to study elusive small cats in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats in 2010 and 2011. A total effort of 7,380 trapnights in an intensive sample area of 114 km2 yielded 89 photographs of small cats of which 72 were of jungle cat _Felis chaus_, 6 leopard cat_ Prionailurus bengalensis_, and 11 rusty-spotted cat _Prionailurus rubiginosus_. Photographic captures were highest for jungle cat compared to the other two species. Results from this study revealed the distribution of small wild cats and the ecological importance of the reserve for future conservation planning of small felids.
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