The Mainland leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis) has a wide distribution, but little is known about its ecology in Nepal. We deployed 36 pairs of cameras for three weeks in 2020 in a non-protected area of the Nepalese Himalayan foothills. We obtained 18 leopard cat detections, however simultaneous detections on both anks never occurred. We used a multi-session spatially-explicit capture- recapture (SECR) model and a Spatial Partial Identity Model (SPIM) to estimate its population density, which was 10.74 (CI = 4.32–26.7) and 12.83 (CCI = 3.09–25.99) individuals per 100 km2, suggesting a healthy population for this area.
Greenspan, E., Bhandari, S., Adhikari, B., Baral, K., Nielsen, C.K., Anile, S. (2024). Mainland leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis) population density in an unprotected mixed landscape of the Himalayan Foothills in Nepal. MAMMALIA [10.1515/mammalia-2024-0067].
Mainland leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis) population density in an unprotected mixed landscape of the Himalayan Foothills in Nepal
Anile, Stefano
2024-12-01
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The Mainland leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis) has a wide distribution, but little is known about its ecology in Nepal. We deployed 36 pairs of cameras for three weeks in 2020 in a non-protected area of the Nepalese Himalayan foothills. We obtained 18 leopard cat detections, however simultaneous detections on both anks never occurred. We used a multi-session spatially-explicit capture- recapture (SECR) model and a Spatial Partial Identity Model (SPIM) to estimate its population density, which was 10.74 (CI = 4.32–26.7) and 12.83 (CCI = 3.09–25.99) individuals per 100 km2, suggesting a healthy population for this area.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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