Food habits of the Leopard <i>Panthera pardus</i> in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, India
Food habits of the Leopard Panthera pardus were studied in Dachigam National Park from August 2003 - to July 2005 by analyzing 96 scats. The scats were collected by walking regular transects in the field. Scat analysis examination showed that dog (21%), langur (21%), hangul (18.4%) and rodents (15.7...
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| description | Food habits of the Leopard Panthera pardus were studied in Dachigam National Park from August 2003 - to July 2005 by analyzing 96 scats. The scats were collected by walking regular transects in the field. Scat analysis examination showed that dog (21%), langur (21%), hangul (18.4%) and rodents (15.7%) were the major constituents of the leopard diet, with cattle, sheep and goats contributing significantly (18.3%) during summer months. Serow (0.8%) and birds (0.8%) were least represented in the diet of the leopard. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b365eeaa532e4d63a7b4ce20e82120ed2022-12-22T01:19:57ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072009-03-011318418510.11609/JoTT.o1833.184-5339Food habits of the Leopard <i>Panthera pardus</i> in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, IndiaG.M. ShahU. JanB.A. BhatF. AhmadJ. AhmadFood habits of the Leopard Panthera pardus were studied in Dachigam National Park from August 2003 - to July 2005 by analyzing 96 scats. The scats were collected by walking regular transects in the field. Scat analysis examination showed that dog (21%), langur (21%), hangul (18.4%) and rodents (15.7%) were the major constituents of the leopard diet, with cattle, sheep and goats contributing significantly (18.3%) during summer months. Serow (0.8%) and birds (0.8%) were least represented in the diet of the leopard.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/353 |
| spellingShingle | G.M. Shah U. Jan B.A. Bhat F. Ahmad J. Ahmad Food habits of the Leopard <i>Panthera pardus</i> in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, India Journal of Threatened Taxa |
| title | Food habits of the Leopard <i>Panthera pardus</i> in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, India |
| title_full | Food habits of the Leopard <i>Panthera pardus</i> in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, India |
| title_fullStr | Food habits of the Leopard <i>Panthera pardus</i> in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food habits of the Leopard <i>Panthera pardus</i> in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, India |
| title_short | Food habits of the Leopard <i>Panthera pardus</i> in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, India |
| title_sort | food habits of the leopard i panthera pardus i in dachigam national park kashmir india |
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