Diet composition of Asiatic lions in protected areas and multi-use land matrix

• Published in: Journal of Vertebrate Biology Vol. 72; no. 22065; pp. 22065.1 - 9
• Main Authors: Ram, Mohan, Sahu, Aradhana, Srivastava, Nityanand, Chaudhary, Rohit, Jhala, Lahar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 02.03.2023
• Subjects: conservation; diet; Gir; landscape; scat; ungulate prey

Comparative studies on the diet of large felids in protected areas (PAs) and surrounding multi-use landscapes are important for their conservation. The Asiatic lion is an endangered felid distributed in Gir PA and the surrounding multi-use land matrix. Based on scat analyses, we assessed the dietary...