WILDLIFE ROAD KILLS: A Preliminary study on Impact of Roads on Wild animals in Sigur Plateau, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu - Couverture souple

Samson, Arockianathan; Ramakrishnan, Balasundaram; Leona Princy, Jabamalainathan

 
9786202530767: WILDLIFE ROAD KILLS: A Preliminary study on Impact of Roads on Wild animals in Sigur Plateau, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
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ISBN 10 : 6202530766 ISBN 13 : 9786202530767
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

The present study recorded a total of 174 incidences of vertebrate fauna. Of which, reptiles (39.65%) were more percentage followed by mammals (33.33%), birds (19.54%) and amphibians (7.47%). Among birds House sparrow was severely affected followed by Eurasian collard dove, Jungle babbler, Common myna, Red vented bulbul, Francolin, Laughing dove were also accounted in sizeable number of road kills. These birds are gaminivours and insect feeders in habit. They are affected by the food materials that were thrown out by the tourists reason for crash by the vehicle. The most affected mammalian species were Bandicoot rat and field rat. Since both of them are nocturnal in habit their movement would be in late evening and night hours. Apart from nocturnal mammalian species the Three Striped Palm squirrel (24.13%) was observed in considerable numbers. Totally 8 species of reptiles were reported by this study. Of which Garden lizard was mostly affected by road kill (62.31%). Among the amphibian community, the present investigation recorded that Duttaphrynus melanostictus was the most affected species by road kill (76.92%).

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
6202530766
ISBN 13 
9786202530767
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Broché
Nombre de pages
72
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