Carnivores in a metropolitan forest island: first spatial capture-recapture estimates reveal high densities of leopards and striped hyenas in Jaipur, India
Riddhi Sondagar, Kamakshi S. Tanwar, Mohanraj Thangavel, Matt W. Hayward, Qamar Qureshi
The paper estimates leopard and striped hyena densities in an urban protected area using camera-traps and spatial capture-recapture models, finding high densities and significant temporal overlap.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintEcology