Terai Arc Landscape Archives - WildCats Conservation Alliance

Fine-scale population genetic structure of the Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in a human-dominated western Terai Arc Landscape, India

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Despite massive global conservation strategies, tiger populations continued to decline until recently, mainly due to habitat loss, human-animal conflicts, and poaching. These factors are known to affect the genetic...

A hierarchical model for estimating the spatial distribution and abundance of animals detected by continuous-time recorders

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Motivation Several spatial capture-recapture (SCR) models have been developed to estimate animal abundance by analyzing the detections of individuals in a spatial array of traps. Most of these models...

Influence of prey depletion and human disturbance on tiger occupancy in Nepal

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Tigers are globally endangered and continue to decline due to poaching, prey depletion and habitat loss. In Nepal, tiger populations are fragmented and found mainly in four protected areas...