Diet and Prey Preference of Tigers ( <i>Panthera tigris</i> ) in and Around Chitwan National Park, Nepal
= 3), indicating the park as a better tiger habitat providing a variety of prey (diet) available in the park with a higher opportunity of food choices. This study provides important insights for the population recovery of tigers in protected areas, improving prey abundance in the natural habitat, and limiting human-tiger conflict in the buffer zone.
Authors
- Prajwol Manandhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5259-0706)
- Herwig Leirs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7612-5024)
- Laura D. Bertola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3445-0355)
- Dinesh Neupane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2618-4130)
- Haribhadra Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0974-372X)
- Babu Ram Lamichhane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0580-7682)
- Hans H. de Iongh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6770-8749)
Institutions
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (IN)
- Zoological Society of London (GB)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- National Centre for Biological Sciences (IN)
- Wildlife Information Liaison Development (IN)
- Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (NP)
- Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal (NP)
- Center for Molecular Dynamics - Nepal (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecology and Evolution
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73409
- Primary Topic
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- LEO Fondet
- WWF Nepal