Kolipakam, Vishnupriya https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0609-1321
Matta, Himanshu https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9415-6850
Muliya, Sanath K. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5908-0082
Markad, Mayur V. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1300-848X
Kawlni, Lallianpuii https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8936-3937
Kumar, Ujjwal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4215-8781
Pant, Bhawana
Sharma, Souritra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3343-5436
Mondol, Samrat https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3034-9396
Pandey, Ramesh K. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6083-1769
Qureshi, Qamar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3469-6993
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Article History
Received: 14 May 2025
Accepted: 20 August 2025
First Online: 15 October 2025
Declarations
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: There was no live experimentation involved in the data used and presented herein. The study was approved by the Minsitry of Environment, Forests and Climate, Change, for collection of dung and camera trapping, for the wild and semi-captive individuals, with the terms and conditions to follow the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Additionally, the protocols and procedures were reviewed and approved by the Institutes Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC), vide No. WII/IAEC/2017-18/QQ-1 dated 24 September, 2020.
: Not applicable
: The authors declare no competing interests.