Chakraborty, Samrat
Barik, Souvik
Saha, Ranjana
Dey, Ajanta
Deuti, Kaushik
Venkatraman, C.
Mazumdar, Subhendu http://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 dated 05.09.2017)
Article History
Received: 12 December 2019
Revised: 3 June 2020
Accepted: 7 June 2020
First Online: 27 July 2020
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: There are no potential 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.