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International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, 2014
The Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), a very highly rated protected area in the State of Uttarakhand, ... more The Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), a very highly rated protected area in the State of Uttarakhand, India, is home to the third largest breeding population of adult gharial globally. It contributes 20% to the estimated global population of 200 - 250 adults of the taxon and it is also the only known population of the taxon which lives predominantly in a lake-like environment. CTR was surveyed for gharial in 2008 which was the first systematic survey with regard to the taxon since 1974 and the meta-population here was found distributed amongst six sub-populations in the Sarpduli, Dhikala, Kalagarh, Sonanadi, Palain and Adnala Ranges of the Reserve. This paper documents a multi-method approach for the estimation of gharial at Dhikala (Dhikala Range) namely: at the confluence of the Ramganga River with the Kalagarh Reservoir. It details the use of trail cameras combined with boat surveys along the shoreline and stationary counts for estimating the adult population of gharial at Dhikala, th...
International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, 2014
The Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), a very highly rated protected area in the State of Uttarakhand, ... more The Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), a very highly rated protected area in the State of Uttarakhand, India, is home to the third largest breeding population of adult gharial globally. It contributes 20% to the estimated global population of 200 - 250 adults of the taxon and it is also the only known population of the taxon which lives predominantly in a lake-like environment. CTR was surveyed for gharial in 2008 which was the first systematic survey with regard to the taxon since 1974 and the meta-population here was found distributed amongst six sub-populations in the Sarpduli, Dhikala, Kalagarh, Sonanadi, Palain and Adnala Ranges of the Reserve. This paper documents a multi-method approach for the estimation of gharial at Dhikala (Dhikala Range) namely: at the confluence of the Ramganga River with the Kalagarh Reservoir. It details the use of trail cameras combined with boat surveys along the shoreline and stationary counts for estimating the adult population of gharial at Dhikala, th...