A survey was carried out in three blocks namely Barse, Fagune and Surtibang of Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in March-May, 2007 to establish baseline information about Red Panda. The distribution of Red Panda was assessed through informal discussions with local people, herders and reserve staff followed by the dropping survey. Vegetation analysis was done by using square quadrats of 10x10 sq. m for trees and 4x4 sq. m for shrubs to determine Important Value Index. The study revealed the clumped type distribution pattern of Red Panda which was affected by different factors like presence of...
A survey was carried out in three blocks namely Barse, Fagune and Surtibang of Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in March-May, 2007 to establish baseline info...