Leveraging collaborations between researchers, wildlife managers and citizen-volunteers to monitor endangered carnivore populations across space and time
Arjun Srivathsa, Mayank Shukla, Pooja Saravanan, Divyajyoti Ganguly, Midhun Mohan, Uma Ramakrishnan
The paper presents a collaborative framework for monitoring dhole populations using fecal DNA and SECR models, showing stable densities in some areas and highlighting the role of citizen-volunteers in conservation.
bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintEcology