Homing of translocated native Indian pythons in Moyar River Valley, South India

• Published in: Heliyon Vol. 10; no. 14; p. e33010
• Main Authors: Vishnu, C.S., Ramesh, Chinnasamy, Pittman, Shannon, Thirumurugan, Vedagiri, Talukdar, Gautam, Ashokan, Krishnamurthy, Arunlal, P.G., Naganathan, Veerabadran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 30.07.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: adults; animals; Behaviour; Human-wildlife conflict; human-wildlife relations; India; Movement; Navigation; Python molurus; Radio-telemetry; river valleys; Snakes; wildlife management; India; Human-wildlife conflict; Movement; Navigation; Behaviour; Radio-telemetry; Snakes

Homing is often a critical aspect of an animal's behavioural and spatial ecology. Translocation is considered to be a wildlife management strategy that could reduce human-wildlife confrontation, but this strategy may not be effective if animals attempt to home to their original capture location...