Direct and Indirect Evidence of Wildlife Presence in Corbett National Park Ramnagar Uttarakhand, India

Abstract

Corbett National Park is a dense forest gifted by nature with huge flora and fauna. But it is difficult to see all the animals of its fauna together because most of the animals are nocturnal and live in the core area of Corbett Park. Hence some large mammals like Tigers, Elephants, Jackals, wild boar, herbivores species, some birds and some reptiles etc. are directly visible in Corbett. Sometimes animal is not found directly but its body parts like bones, antlers, teeth, nails, feathers or other evidence like fecal matter, dropping, footprints, eggs, feathers, skin hairs, nest, holes, pits, scent, blood spots/ meat, scrapping marks on trees (claw/nails), peeled bark, bitten grass, bite marks on green leaves and dropped fruits etc. are found which show the presence of particular animal species. These evidence are helpful in field visits to study the animal life, its behaviour, its population, its feeding preference, its territory and its movement etc. All these evidences attract the Tourists, researchers, wildlife lovers, birdwatchers, nature conservators and local communities towards the forest and helpful in research studies and in conservation projects also make the forest journey more adventurous.