Vol2, Issue4 - Journal of Wildlife Science (JWLS)

Volume 2, Issue 4 - December 2025

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Published on 22^nd December 2025

DOI- https://doi.org/10.63033/JWLS.EWHG5456

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...

Lion-tailed macaques in Indian zoos in the context of the global population

Nilofer Begum, Werner Kaumanns, Mewa Singh

This study analyses the development and status of the Indian captive population of the endangered lion-tailed macaque with reference to the global historical zoo population of the species. Lion-tailed macaques are endemic to South India and have been kept in zoos globally for more than a hundred years. In the year 2018, the global captive population comprised 516...

Human-Carnivore Conflict: A cause of concern for District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India

Nitika Mehra, Vinita Sharma

Human–carnivore conflict (HCC) is a major conservation and livelihood challenge in the Indian Himalayas. In Himachal Pradesh, leopards (Panthera pardus) and black bears (Ursus thibetanus) are widespread, but research has mostly focused on protected areas, leaving human-dominated landscapes understudied...

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...

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...

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...

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