Ecological Factors at Fine Spatial Scale Associated With Habitat Use by Tigers in Western Terai Arc Landscape, Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Conservation of designated source sites is a fundamental strategy for global tiger recovery. Reliable estimates of tiger Panthera tigris habitat use within these source sites are crucial for informing effective management strategies. In this study, we assessed tiger habitat use within the Bardia-Banke Complex, one of the 42 global source sites, situated in the western Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) of Nepal. We conducted a grid-based detection and non-detection camera trap survey across 719 grid cells, each measuring 2 × 2 km². To assess tiger habitat use while accounting for imperfect detectability, we applied a single-season occupancy model. We analyzed nine covariates that have the potential to influence tiger habitat use in the Complex, including terrain, co-predators, pre

SUBMITTER: Shah SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11906284 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature