Online Early

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First Evidence of Allonursing in Gaur (Bos gaurus gaurus): Social Flexibility in a Translocated Population

Arun Kumar Gorati, Ritesh Vishwakarma, Bhaskar Bhandari, Bilal Habib & Parag Nigam

Allonursing is the nursing of non-filial offspring by lactating females. It is a rare form of alloparental care and remains virtually undocumented in wild bovids. Here, we report the first photographic and video evidence of allonursing in gaur...

Status and ecological significance of Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn., a keystone species in the riparian forest of Moyar River valley in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Southern India

Iyanar Sekar, Thirumurugan Vedagiri, Malavika S Nair, Thekke Thumbath Shameer, Siva Ranjani S, Arunkumar P, Senbagapriya S

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. is a keystone species that supports vital ecosystem services in riparian forest and associated faunal communities in the Moyar River valley. The study assessed the ecological significance of these trees in five forest ranges of Mudumalai...

Truncated Life: Patterns and Causes of Elephant Mortality in the state of Chhattisgarh, India

Ramesh Kumar Pandey, Athira N Ganesan, Kalpana Roy, Ananya Dutta, Dheeraj Mittal, Parag Nigam, Anukul Nath, Bilal Habib

Human-elephant conflict (HEC) in Chhattisgarh, India, has intensified over the past two decades, threatening both elephant populations and rural livelihoods. This study analysed 218 elephant mortality incidents recorded between 2000 and 2023...

Mitigating linear infrastructure: Artificial canopy bridges as a key mitigating tool to reduce golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) road accidents in Assam, India

Jihosuo Biswas, Joydeep Shil, Kanmaina Ray, Mehtab Uddin Ahmed, Dharma Kanta Ray, Amulya Boro, Puja Muchahary, Benjamin Dorsey, Honnavalli N Kumara

Linear infrastructures like roads and power lines fragment the forest habitats used by golden langurs (Trachypithecus geei) in Assam, India. Artificial gaps in the forest canopy force these arboreal primates to descend to the ground, resulting in roadkill and other forms of...

Rapid reconnaissance counts and distribution of the Endangered Hog Deer (Axis porcinus) in Corbett Tiger Reserve, India

Saket Badola, Shahbaz Ali

The hog deer (Axis porcinus), an Endangered grassland specialist of South and Southeast Asia, occurs at low densities across much of its range due to habitat loss and fragmentation. In Corbett Tiger Reserve, populations are mainly restricted to isolated alluvial grasslands...

Journal of Wildlife Science (JWLS)