Research Article

Leopard Panthera pardus fusca Density in the Seasonally Dry, Subtropical Forest in the Bhabhar of Terai Arc, Nepal

Table 1

Summary statistics for photographic capture-recapture data on leopards in PWR.

Survey SummaryValue

Number of camera trap stations88
Sampling occasions (1 day each)16
Effort (trap nights)1,342
Number of independent photographs45
Leopard activity index (number of photographs per 100 trap nights)3.35
Total number of individuals caught, 19
Total number of captures39
Number of individual animals caught once14
Number of individual animals caught more than once5
Survey period21 December 2008–3 March 2009