Use of photographic capture-recapture sampling to estimate density of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena): implications for conservation

Harihar, Abishek; Ghosh, Mousumi; Fernandes, Merwyn; Pandav, Bivash; Goyal, Surendra Prakash

doi:10.1515/mamm.2009.072

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“…Photographic capture recapture has been used for estimating densities of many secretive large carnivore species, including tigers [34], [43], [44], leopards [27], [38], [44], snow leopards ( Panthera uncia) [45], jaguars ( Panthera onca) [46] and hyaenas [47]–[49]. The previous conventional analyses of obtaining population density have given way to more robust methods that use the spatial information of location of traps rather than methods that estimate the size of the effective area heurestically [35], [41].…”

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“…Harihar et al [44] found that the density of leopards in the Rajaji National Park decreased from 9.76/100 km 2 to 2.07/100 km 2 with a concurrent increase of tiger populations following relocation of people from within the Park. Recent estimates from camera trapping studies on hyaenas outside protected areas in India report density of 3.67–6.5/100 km 2 [48] whereas higher densities of 15.1/100 km 2 [47] and 3.9–5.67/100 km 2 [49] were obtained from within the protected areas of Sariska Tiger Reserve and Rajaji National Park, India.…”

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Big Cats in Our Backyards: Persistence of Large Carnivores in a Human Dominated Landscape in India

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Protected areas are extremely important for the long term viability of biodiversity in a densely populated country like India where land is a scarce resource. However, protected areas cover only 5% of the land area in India and in the case of large carnivores that range widely, human use landscapes will function as important habitats required for gene flow to occur between protected areas. In this study, we used photographic capture recapture analysis to assess the density of large carnivores in a human-dominated agricultural landscape with density >300 people/km2 in western Maharashtra, India. We found evidence of a wide suite of wild carnivores inhabiting a cropland landscape devoid of wilderness and wild herbivore prey. Furthermore, the large carnivores; leopard (Panthera pardus) and striped hyaena (Hyaena hyaena) occurred at relatively high density of 4.8±1.2 (sd) adults/100 km2 and 5.03±1.3 (sd) adults/100 km2 respectively. This situation has never been reported before where 10 large carnivores/100 km2 are sharing space with dense human populations in a completely modified landscape. Human attacks by leopards were rare despite a potentially volatile situation considering that the leopard has been involved in serious conflict, including human deaths in adjoining areas. The results of our work push the frontiers of our understanding of the adaptability of both, humans and wildlife to each other’s presence. The results also highlight the urgent need to shift from a PA centric to a landscape level conservation approach, where issues are more complex, and the potential for conflict is also very high. It also highlights the need for a serious rethink of conservation policy, law and practice where the current management focus is restricted to wildlife inside Protected Areas.

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Big Cats in Our Backyards: Persistence of Large Carnivores in a Human Dominated Landscape in India

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“…A total of seven dens of Striped Hyaena (two abandoned) were recorded in the areas, which were close to riparian corridors. Harihar et al (2010) recorded six to eight individuals of Striped Hyena in the Chilla forest.…”

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Mammalian fauna of Rajaji National Park, India: a review on ecological observations and checklist

Joshi¹

2016

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Rajaji National Park, in the Gangetic Plains biogeographic zone, has a diverse and biogeographically important mammalian assemblage. In the recent past, several studies on the herbivores, large carnivores and mega-herbivores have been carried out, but limited work has been done on the distribution of mammals in the park. This study illustrates the ecological observations and review of the mammals of the Rajaji National Park, based on field surveys, carried out during 2006-2008, using direct and indirect sampling methods. A total of 44 mammal species, belonging to nine orders and 20 families were recorded, which included one insectivore, six chiropterans, two primates, one pholidotan, 16 carnivores, one proboscidean, six artiodactylians, one lagomorph and 10 rodents. Of these, seven are classified as Endangered/Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species; however, three species are Near Threatened, a lower risk category.

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“…They are known to occur across most of India, including the wet forests of southwestern India, except northeastern India (Reiger 1979). Several studies have discussed their occurrence and abundance within and near protected areas, such as Kumbalgarh and Esrana (Singh et al 2010), Rajaji National Park (Harihar et al 2010), Sariska Tiger Reserve (Gupta et al 2009) and Gir National Park ). Yet Striped Hyenas are known to be tolerant of human habitation, occurring in human-dominated landscapes in western India (Singh et al 2010).…”

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The persistence of the Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Hyaenidae) as a predator of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz, 1829 (Reptilia: Testudines: Cheloniidae) eggs

Karnad

2017

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A few records of the Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena, a Near Threatened species, suggest that it can survive along coasts, preying on intertidal fauna. This record updates earlier information about the presence of the Striped Hyena preying on the Rushikulya Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea mass-nesting beach to show that the hyena persists in this human-dominated landscape. In addition, it provides details of the first direct sighting of the Striped Hyena feeding on sea turtle eggs. The implications of the presence of this predator for conservation and coastal development are discussed.

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Use of photographic capture-recapture sampling to estimate density of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena): implications for conservation

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Big Cats in Our Backyards: Persistence of Large Carnivores in a Human Dominated Landscape in India

Big Cats in Our Backyards: Persistence of Large Carnivores in a Human Dominated Landscape in India

Mammalian fauna of Rajaji National Park, India: a review on ecological observations and checklist

<b>The persistence of the Striped Hyena <I>Hyaena hyaena</I> Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Hyaenidae) as a predator of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz, 1829 (Reptilia: Testudines: Cheloniidae) eggs</b>

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