FIELD GUIDE Monitoring Tigers, Co-Predators, Prey and their Habitats

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11 DATA SHEET - 1 Data Sheet for Tiger, Leopard & Other Carnivore Sign Encounter Rate Observers name: .................................. Start time : .................................................. Date: .................................................... End time : .................................................... Begin GPS Lat: ...............................N, Long: ......................................................... E Forest division: ................................... Range: ................................................ Beat : .................................................. Total kms. walked ....................... km. Time spent on any other activity ......... min. S. No *Carnivore Species ^Sign Type Forest Type Terrain Type Remarks 1. 2. 3. *Carnivore species to be recorded: tiger, leopard, wild dog, bear, hyaena, wolf, jackal ^Sign types to be recorded are pugmark trails, scats (old: dry with hair and bones visible; fresh: dry but intact with shiny surface; very fresh: soft, moist, and smelly), scrapes, scent marks (spray, rolling), rake marks on trunks, vocalization (roaring), actual sighting. 1) Has any tigress with cubs been reported during the past 12 months: Yes____ No____ Approximate date/month___________ a) Seen by staff, b) Pugmarks, c) Reported by local persons, d) Seen by officials ( the appropriate) How many cubs __________, approximate age of cubs ________________. 2) In case tigers are known to be present in the beat, but no sign was obtained during the sampling period then mention on what evidence was this conclusion made (pugmark, direct sighting, scat, other sign)___________. Approximate date/month_______ tiger presence was last recorded in the beat. 3) Has any leopard with cubs been reported during the past 12 months: Yes____ No____ Approximate date___________ a) Seen by staff, b) Pugmarks, c) Reported by local persons, d) Seen by officials ( the appropriate) How many cubs __________, approximate age of cubs ________________. 4) In case leopards are known to be present in the beat, but no sign was obtained during the sampling period then mention on what evidence was this conclusion made (pugmark, direct sighting, scat, other sign)___________. Approximate date/month _______ leopard presence was last recorded in the beat. 5) How many livestock predation events have been recorded in the past 3 months, ______ by tigers, ___________ by leopards, ___________ by dhole, _______ by other carnivores (specify which carnivores known) no. of events:______, _____, _____, carnivores_____, _____, _____. 6) Comments & Remarks : _____________________________________________________________
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