Pugmark
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A pugmark is an animal track, a footprint, left by a wild animal. The distinctive pugmark of an individual species is useful for identification. "Pug" means foot in Hindi (Sanskrit पद् "pad"; Greek πούς "poús"). pugmark Pugmark tracking is a technique used by wildlife conservationists to identify the distribution of species. For some species, such as tigers, pugmark tracking is now considered to be an unreliable method of determining an area's total animal population, leading to the rise in the use of alternative techniques to count populations, such as photographic capture.
A pugmark is an animal track, a footprint, left by a wild animal. The distinctive pugmark of an individual species is useful for identification. "Pug" means foot in Hindi (Sanskrit पद् "pad"; Greek πούς "poús"). pugmark]] Pugmark tracking is a technique used by wildlife conservationists to identify the distribution of species. For some species, such as tigers, pugmark tracking is now considered to be an unreliable method of determining an area's total animal population, leading to the rise in the use of alternative techniques to count populations, such as photographic capture. ==Field data collection== Indian forester Saroj Raj Choudhury developed the technique of the ‘pugmark census’ in 1966 to track tigers. It involves collecting pugmark tracings and plaster casts from the field and analyzing these to determine the number, track dimensions and spatial distribution of key species. ==See also== Animal track Spoor Singh, L. A. K. (2000): Tracking Tigers: Guidelines for Estimating Wild Tiger Population Using the Pugmark Technique. (Revised Edition). WWF Tiger Conservation Programme, New Delhi. ==References== ==External links== Pugmark-based Population Monitoring Protocol for the Tiger & other Large Felids Strengthening The Monitoring System for Tigers Comments on Monitoring Tiger Status and Habita WWF-India's National Nature Camping Programme - Corbett Report WWF Bhutan story How many tigers are there in Ranthambore National Park? Colour photo of a pugmark Scale of a pugmark Improved approach to tiger counting through pugmarks [https://web.archive.org/web/20090809230325/http://geocities.com/laksingh33/tracking_1/pugtracking_home.html]
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