Central India’s land-use patterns, roads fragmenting gaur & sambar populations, threatening genetic diversity

Category : Wildlife | Location : National  | Posted on 2024-07-15 10:06:58

Land use patterns and roads in the central Indian landscape were disrupting genetic connectivity of two large herbivores — Gaur and Sambar, according to a first-of-its-kind study of large herbivores at a landscape scale in India. 

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/central-indias-land-use-patterns-roads-fragmenting-gaur-sambar-populations-threatening-genetic-diversity