A camera-trapping study in Akole, western India, has revealed that both leopards and striped hyaenas can live at high densities in densely-populated and heavily-modified agricultural environments. Despite the high density of both species and the lack of wild prey larger than black-naped hares, no reports of human fatalities exist in the study area. Other species recorded on the agricultural land included small Indian civets, Indian foxes, jackals, mongooses, jungle cats and rusty-spotted cats.
India: Leopards in the backyard
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PLOS ONE: Big Cats in Our Backyards: Persistence of Large Carnivores in a Human Dominated Landscape in India
India: Leopards in the backyard
The source article is here:
PLOS ONE: Big Cats in Our Backyards: Persistence of Large Carnivores in a Human Dominated Landscape in India