Chakraborty, Samrat
Mitra, Shohini
Chatterjee, Paromit
Dey, Debarati
Mazumdar, Subhendu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-6054
Saha, Goutam Kumar
Funding for this research was provided by:
West Bengal Biodiversity Board (804/3K (Bio)-2/2017)
Article History
Received: 12 May 2022
Revised: 4 November 2022
Accepted: 12 November 2022
First Online: 7 December 2022
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The data used in the present manuscript have been collected by us and the research is carried out in the state of West Bengal outside protected areas strictly maintaining the ethical standards and legal requirements of the host country. We obtained necessary permission from the office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden, Directorate of Forests, Govt. of West Bengal, as well as, got approval from the Chairman, West Bengal Biodiversity Board, Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal. The present study was carried out maintaining respects for local beliefs, economic and cultural interests, and rights. All methods were non-intrusive and no animal was harmed during the study.