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Barasingha in the Dudhwa Sanctuary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Dietrich Schaaf  and
Arjan Singh
Dietrich Schaaf
Affiliation:
Dept of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East LansingMichigan 48824, USA.
Arjan Singh
Affiliation:
PO Pallia, Dist. Kheri, U.P., India.
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Abstract

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The largest remaining and probably the best protected population of the endangered northern barasingha or swamp deer Cervus duvauceli duvauceli occurs in the Dudhwa Sanctuary of Kheri District, in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In April 1975 the authors made a count of the deer in this sanctuary, following up Dr Colin Holloway's 1972 survey. Their estimate of the population as a result is 1200–1600, compared with ‘about’ 1200 in 1972. This article presents the results of their survey along with a description of the habitat.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 13 , Issue 5 , February 1977 , pp. 495 - 498
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1977

References

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