Recent records of dhole (Cuon alpinus, Pallas 1811) in Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India

Mammalia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 614-617
Author(s):  
Ranjana Pal ◽  
Shagun Thakur ◽  
Shashank Arya ◽  
Tapajit Bhattacharya ◽  
Sambandam Sathyakumar
Keyword(s):  
Small Area ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Ecological Parameters ◽  
Wild Dog

Abstract Camera trap photographs of solitary individuals of Asiatic wild dog or dholes (Cuon alpinus, Pallas 1811) have been recorded from Kheda Tal area in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. This is the first photographic confirmation of the presence of this species in the Himalayan habitats of Uttarakhand. The presence of dholes here seems to be confined to a relatively small area of unprotected habitats affected by various anthropogenic uses. The population of endangered dhole is rapidly declining especially in Himalayan region. Thus, it is imperative that local stakeholders are aware of their presence, and it is highly recommended that investigations of the ecological parameters of this population are continued.

scholarly journals First record of the Dhole Cuon alpinus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) in Barandabhar Corridor Forest, Chitwan, Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11243
Author(s):  
Saneer Lamichhane ◽  
Aashish Gurung ◽  
Chiranjibi Prasad Pokheral ◽  
Trishna Rayamajhi ◽  
Pabitra Gotame ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
First Record ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Panthera Tigris ◽  
Large Carnivores ◽  
Scientific Communities ◽  
Canis Aureus ◽  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Panthera Tigris Tigris ◽  
Wild Dog

Systematic Camera trapping on the Barandabhar Corridor Forest recorded the presence of the endangered Wild Dog/Dhole in the area. A total of 1320 camera trap night efforts were conducted in the area in two blocks from 15th Dec 2015 to 20th Jan 2016. A single picture of dhole was captured and was sympatric with other large carnivores like tiger Panthera tigris tigris, leopard P. pardus, and golden jackal Canis aureus. This first record of Dhole outside the National Park opened a new gate for officials, wildlife conservationist, scientific communities, managers to think about its conservation. It also adds the proof of the healthy functionality of this corridor. 

scholarly journals Conservation of snow leopards: spill-over benefits for other carnivores?

Oryx ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine S. Alexander ◽  
Jeremy J. Cusack ◽  
Chen Pengju ◽  
Shi Kun ◽  
Philip Riordan
Keyword(s):  
Red Fox ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Snow Leopard ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Sign Surveys ◽  
Snow Leopards

AbstractIn high-altitude settings of Central Asia the Endangered snow leopard Panthera uncia has been recognized as a potential umbrella species. As a first step in assessing the potential benefits of snow leopard conservation for other carnivores, we sought a better understanding of the presence of other carnivores in areas occupied by snow leopards in China's Qilianshan National Nature Reserve. We used camera-trap and sign surveys to examine whether other carnivores were using the same travel routes as snow leopards at two spatial scales. We also considered temporal interactions between species. Our results confirm that other carnivores, including the red fox Vulpes vulpes, grey wolf Canis lupus, Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx and dhole Cuon alpinus, occur along snow leopard travel routes, albeit with low detection rates. Even at the smaller scale of our camera trap survey all five carnivores (snow leopard, lynx, wolf, red fox and dhole) were observed. Kernel density estimates suggested a high degree of temporal overlap between the snow leopard and the fox, and the snow leopard and the lynx, as indicated by high overlap coefficient estimates. There is an opportunity to consider protective measures at the local scale that would benefit various species simultaneously. However, it should also be recognized that snow leopard conservation efforts could exacerbate human–wildlife conflicts through their protective effect on other carnivore species.

scholarly journals Ancient DNA from the Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus) from Europe

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Ulrike H. Taron ◽  
Johanna L. A. Paijmans ◽  
Axel Barlow ◽  
Michaela Preick ◽  
Arati Iyengar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Data ◽  
Mitochondrial Genomes ◽  
Morphological Similarity ◽  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Extensive Analysis ◽  
Wild Dog ◽  
Canid Species ◽  
Reference Genomes ◽  
Lines Of Evidence ◽  
Complete Mitochondrial Genomes

The Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus), restricted today largely to South and Southeast Asia, was widespread throughout Eurasia and even reached North America during the Pleistocene. Like many other species, it suffered from a huge range loss towards the end of the Pleistocene and went extinct in most of its former distribution. The fossil record of the dhole is scattered and the identification of fossils can be complicated by an overlap in size and a high morphological similarity between dholes and other canid species. We generated almost complete mitochondrial genomes for six putative dhole fossils from Europe. By using three lines of evidence, i.e., the number of reads mapping to various canid mitochondrial genomes, the evaluation and quantification of the mapping evenness along the reference genomes and phylogenetic analysis, we were able to identify two out of six samples as dhole, whereas four samples represent wolf fossils. This highlights the contribution genetic data can make when trying to identify the species affiliation of fossil specimens. The ancient dhole sequences are highly divergent when compared to modern dhole sequences, but the scarcity of dhole data for comparison impedes a more extensive analysis.

scholarly journals Indirect Evidences of Wildlife Activities in Shoals of Western Ghats, a Biodiversity Hotspots

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. e-33-e-39
Author(s):  
Manjari Jain ◽  
Singha Utpal ◽  
S. Mukhopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Western Ghat ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspots ◽  
Panthera Tigris ◽  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Wild Fauna ◽  
Spatial Differences ◽  
Panthera Tigris Tigris ◽  
Wild Dog

Indirect Evidences of Wildlife Activities in Shoals of Western Ghats, a Biodiversity HotspotsThe presence of wildlife fauna and its activities were ascertained with the density of the scat, dung and other markings or droppings of the wildlife abode therein. Attempt was made to find out spatial differences in the activities of the wildlife populations and to comment on the abundance of different preys and predators within shola forests of Western Ghat hill forests, a Biodiversity hotspot in India. An indirect sampling method, Transect Count Method, was employed to count dung/pellet group/scat and other markings in that area. Pachyderms were found to be mostly dominant in Varagaliar and Punnumala shola patches while scats of all the three important predators, viz., tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), Indian wild dog (Cuon alpinus) and leopard (Panthera pardus) were encountered only in Varagaliar shola. Greater abundance was recorded from Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary than Silent Valley National Park may be because of the restriction of animal movements in the former due to topographical barriers and its existence as isolated shola patches that led to a greater concentration of wild fauna in a relatively segregated forest cover.

scholarly journals First photographic record of the Dhole Cuon alpinus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) from the Sirumalai Hills in Tamil Nadu, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 16373-16376
Author(s):  
B.M. Mothilal ◽  
M. Eric Ramanujam
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Western India ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Photographic Evidence ◽  
Wild Dog ◽  
Central South

The Asiatic Wild Dog has a wide global range covering Central, South and South-East Asia. It has been recorded over most of the Indian subcontinent except for the deserts of western India and Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu. We hereby provide photographic evidence of the Asiatic Wild Dog Cuon alpinus from Khandige Estate in Sirumalai. 

scholarly journals The Cuon Enigma: Genome survey and comparative genomics of the endangered Dhole (Cuon alpinus)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilal Habib ◽  
Pallavi Ghaskadbi ◽  
Parag Nigam ◽  
Shrushti Modi ◽  
Peddamma Sathish Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mammary Glands ◽  
Domestic Dog ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
High Coverage ◽  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Genome Survey ◽  
Wild Canids ◽  
African Wild Dog ◽  
Coat Pattern ◽  
Wild Dog

AbstractThe Asiatic wild dog is an endangered monophyletic canid restricted to Asia; facing threats from habitat fragmentation and other anthropogenic factors. Dholes have unique adaptations as compared to other wolf-like canids for large litter size (larger number of mammae) and hypercarnivory making it evolutionarily notable. Over evolutionary time, dhole and the subsequent divergent wild canids have lost coat patterns found in African wild dog. Here we report the first high coverage genome survey of Asiatic wild dog and mapped it with African wild dog, dingo and domestic dog to assess the structural variants. We generated a total of 124.8 Gb data from 416140921 raw read pairs and retained 398659457 reads with 52X coverage and mapped 99.16% of the clean reads to the three reference genomes. We identified ~13553269 SNV’s, ~2858184 InDels, ~41000 SVs, ~1854109 SSRs and about 1000 CNVs. We compared the annotated genome of dingo and domestic dog with dhole genome sequence to understand the role of genes responsible in pelage pattern, dentition and mammary glands. Positively selected genes for these phenotypes were looked for SNP variants and top ranked genes for coat pattern, dentition and mammary glands were found to play a role in signalling and developmental pathways. Mitochondrial genome assembly predicted 35 genes, 11 CDS and 24 tRNA. This genome information will help in understanding the divergence of two monophlyletic canids, Cuon and Lycaon, and the evolutionary adaptations of dholes with respect to other canids.

scholarly journals Trypanosomosis in a captive wild dog (Cuon alpinus)

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
BOON ALLWIN ◽  
R. THIRUMURUGAN ◽  
M. PALANIVEL RAJAN ◽  
N.R. SENTHIL
Keyword(s):  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Wild Dog

scholarly journals A checklist of Berberidaceae in Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India

Check List ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umeshkumar L. Tiwari ◽  
Bhupendra Singh Adhikari ◽  
Gopal Singh Rawat
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
New Records ◽  
Standard Technique ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
The State ◽  
Madhya Pradesh ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Voucher Specimen ◽  
Field Notes

In India, Berberidaceae is represented by three genera and 68 species. The largest among genera is Berberis (55 species). Majority of Berberidaceae members are distributed in the Himalayan region. Only four species are found away from the Himalayan region, i.e., Nilgiri hills, Chhota Nagpur and Pachmarhi hills of Madhya Pradesh. Extensive surveys were conducted in various ecoclimatic zones of Uttarakhand between years of 2008 and 2010. For each species encountered, field notes were taken along with the voucher specimen following standard technique. During field survey, field notes, date, locality, habitat and brief identification features were noted. A checklist of 36 taxa of Berberidaceae recorded from the state of Uttarakhand, India, is provided. Of these, 32 belong to genus Berberis and four belong to genus Mahonia. The present study shows that Berberis hamiltoniana Ahrendt and Berberis apiculata Ahrendt are new records for Uttarakhand state. Berberis lambertii Parker has been rediscovered after a century gap. Nomenclature has been updated as far as possible with the help of available recent taxonomic literature.

Rabies in the endangered asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus) in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reeta Subramaniam Mani ◽  
Pulleri Kandi Harsha ◽  
Chitra Pattabiraman ◽  
Pramada Prasad ◽  
Aparna Sujatha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cuon Alpinus ◽  
Wild Dog
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