What is the tiger census in national parks and tiger reserves often based on?
What is the tiger census in national parks and tiger reserves often based on?
Counting the tiger population
Determining the per cent cover or biomass
Determining the relative density
Pug marks and fecal pellets
Solution
The tiger census in national parks and tiger reserves is often based on pug marks and fecal pellets, as we are mostly obliged to estimate population sizes indirectly, without actually counting them or seeing them.