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?
  1. Counting the tiger population
  2. Determining the per cent cover or biomass
  3. Determining the relative density
  4. 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.

Asked in: NCERT

Practice more Organisms and Populations questions on Aicharya