Background: India supports ~70% of the world’s wild tigers, underscoring its conservation significance. Human-Tiger conflict, manifested through livestock depredation and retaliatory killings, is driven by habitat encroachment and inadequate livestock protection. Such conflicts i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2025/v51i92404
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) play a significant role in sustaining the livelihoods, food security, healthcare practices, and cultural traditions of forest-dependent communities. The present study was conducted in the forest-fringing villages of Adagodi and Belur in Nagodi G...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2026/v29i3779
The Indian chevrotain (Moschiola indica) is a cryptic and inadequately researched ungulate that plays a crucial role in forest ecosystems, which are increasingly threatened by habitat fragmentation. This study's objective is to confirm the species' presence, assess its habitat us...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i2262
Snakes are a crucial part of the ecosystem, both as prey and predators. Being a wild animal and not usually sighted by ordinary man, they are often found in captivity in zoos. The study of these creatures in captivity gives an important insight into how captivity can affect their...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i2894