First Photographic Evidence of Panthera tigris from Neora Valley National Park, Central Himalayas, India

Authors

  • Paromit Chatterjee
     Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M - Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal
  • Krishnendu Mondal
     Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M - Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal
  • Basudev Tripathy
     Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M - Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal
  • Kailash Chandra
     Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M - Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i1/2020/144036

Keywords:

Camera Trap, Carnivore, Central Himalaya, First Record.

Abstract

Present article reports first photographic evidence of Panthera tigris from Neora Valley National Park. Previous sightings have been occasionally reported from the National Park and its surroundings, whereas the present study is the first scientific study confirming the presence of this species through photographic evidence. Tiger was camera trapped on a trail in the upper forest region of the National Park at an altitude of 2605m.

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Author Biographies

Paromit Chatterjee, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M - Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

Research Scholar, Mammals Section (Rodentia)

Krishnendu Mondal, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M - Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

Scientist C

Basudev Tripathy, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M - Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

Scientist D

Kailash Chandra, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M - Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

Scientist F

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Published

2020-03-31

How to Cite

Chatterjee, P., Mondal, K., Tripathy, B., & Chandra, K. (2020). First Photographic Evidence of <i>Panthera tigris</i> from Neora Valley National Park, Central Himalayas, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120(1), 89–91. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i1/2020/144036

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Volume 120, Issue 1, 2020

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