A herd of Sambar |
Spotted Deer
|
Sariska Tiger Reserve
[Wild Life (Animals) Census May, 1995-96]
| Technique
|
Water Hole Count
|
Weather Data
|
|
No. Of
Water Holes |
217 |
Temperature |
Mim. -
28.05 c
Max. - 44.05 c |
|
Duration Date |
4 P.M.
To 4 P.M. 24 Hrs. 14.5.95 To 15.5.95 |
Humidity |
62%
|
| |
|
Wind
Velocity |
3
Km./Hr. |
| |
|
Night |
Moon
Light |
| |
|
Source |
Research Unit |
Note:
The count of Tiger and leopard was done separately by
adopting pug mark technique (plaster of Paris Cast & tracing
method) from 01.05.95 to 15.05.95 .
|
S.No. |
Common
Name |
Scientific
(Latin Name)
|
Number
|
|
Main Carnivora
|
|
|
|
01 |
Tiger |
Panthera tigris
|
25 + |
|
02 |
Leopard |
Panthera pardus
|
46 |
|
03 |
Caracal |
Felis caracal |
10 + |
|
04 |
Jungle Cat |
Felis chaus |
100+ |
|
Civet |
|
|
|
05 |
Civet Cat |
Viverricula indica
|
20 + |
|
06 |
Common Palm Civet |
Paradoxurus hermaphrobitus
|
20 + |
|
07 |
Ratel |
Mellivora capensis
|
50 + |
|
Aritiodactyla
|
|
|
|
08 |
Sambar |
Cervus unicolor
|
4800 + |
|
09 |
Chital |
Axis axis |
2900 + |
|
10 |
Nil Gai |
Boselaphus tragocamelus
|
4300 + |
|
11 |
Chinkara |
Gazella gazella
|
07 + |
|
12 |
Chowsingha |
Tertracerus quadricornis
|
20 + |
|
13 |
Wild Boar |
Sus scrofa |
2600 + |
|
Scavengers |
|
|
|
14 |
Striped Hyena |
Hyena hyena |
100 + |
|
15 |
Jackal |
Canis aureus |
250 + |
|
16 |
Wild Dog |
Cuon - alpinus |
1 |
|
Piramates |
|
|
|
17 |
Rhesus Macadque |
Macaca Mulatta |
Very Common |
|
18 |
Common Langur |
Presbytis entellus
|
Very Common |
| |
Rodentia |
|
|
|
19 |
Indian Porcupine |
Hystrix indica |
300 + |
IMPORTANT:
1. Poisonous & Non - Poisanous Snakes, Monitor Lizard and
other small ground reptilians are common in different
seasons.
2. About 300 species of birds can be observed in the
Reserve.
3. Rusty - Spotted, Cat (Poinonailusrus - rubiginosus) has
been identified for the first time in Sariska Tiger Reserve
it was photographed by Miss. Shomita Mukherjee of W.I.I.D.
Dun on 18-01-94. It is very rare.
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