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

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51 Appendix-III : Fecal pellets of wild ungulates and their characteristics Sambar Though sambar occur in most forested areas, their preferred habitat is forested hilly areas with ample water availability. Their fecal pellets are characterized by a barrel shape, the base of which is flattened to concave in shape. The tip of the pellet tapers to a flattish point. Adult sambar pellets range in size from 1.5 to 2cm in length and 0.8 to 1.4cm in diameter. Small size pellets from young sambar can sometimes be confused with chital pellets due to overlap in size. Chital Chital are restricted to flattish or undulating forested terrain. They normally avoid steep hilly terrain. Their fecal pellets are cylindrical with the bottom end rounded and the apical region tapering to a point. Adult chital pellets range in size from 1.2 to 1.8cm, but are much slender in comparison to sambar and nilgai pellets. In degraded areas chital pellets can be confused with goat pellets. Nilgai Nilgai occur in open forests, scrub and thorn jungle, and degraded areas. They can also be found at low densities in prime forests. Nilgai have a tendency to defecate at fixed latrine sites forming dung piles. The fecal pellets of nilgai are similar in size to sambar but are distinguished by a cylindrical shape with flat or smooth angular surfaces. The base of nilgai pellets is not as flat as that of sambar. Adult nilgai pellets 1.5 to 2cm in length with a diameter of 1 to 1.4cm on the average. The color is often dark brown to blackish. Barking Deer Barking deer pellets are likely to be found throughout forested areas except in dry forested tracts. The fecal pellets are elongated and crinkled often with a twisted look and dented surface. The pellets taper towards both ends giving a spindle shape, the tips vary from being long and hook like to blunt. In a clump it is often common to encounter a large variation in size and shape between individual pellets from the same animal. They range in size between 1 to 1.8cm and about 0.4 to 0.7 cm in diameter.
52 Chowsingha Chowsingha pellets are small in size. They vary in shape, being ovoid or slightly elongated. The length of the pellets vary between 0.6 to 1.2cm and the diameter is between 0.6 to 0.8cm. There is a distinct habitat separation between chowsingha and blackbuck and therefore there is less likelyhood of confusing the pellets of the two species. Often habitats of chital, chowsingha and barking deer may overlap.
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