Food-habits of wolves at the 3 proposed lignite mining areas in Kutch as determined by the frequency of occurrence of different prey species in wolf scats

Prey species |
Locations |
Total |
Umarsar |
Akarimota |
Mato-no-Madh |
Goat |
11 (52.3%) |
5 (27.7%) |
18 (27.7%) |
34 (32.6%) |
Sheep |
3 (14.2%) |
5 (27.7%) |
2 (3%) |
10 (9.6%) |
Chinkara |
1 (4.7%) |
4 (22.2%) |
2 (3%) |
7 (6.7%) |
Hare |
6 (28.5%) |
4 (22.2%) |
27 (41.5%) |
37 (35.5%) |
Rodent |
0 |
0 |
15 (23%) |
15 (14.4%) |
Fox |
0 |
0 |
1 (1.5%) |
1 (0.96%) |
Total |
21 |
18 |
65 |
104 |
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Last Updated: October 1, 2015