A model is given for line transect sampling for the purpose of estimating animal population density which makes no assumption about the value of the detection probability along the transect or about ...

The study advocated using sighting-based line-transect sampling method to estimate reliable numbers of elephants. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint New Delhi: With discredited methods making the counting of ...

They say it is essential to progress beyond current practices to monitor Asian elephants that are under threat A team of researchers from the Centre of Wildlife Studies, Bengaluru, have shot down the ...

1. Monitoring red fox Vulpes vulpes abundance is necessary to assess the status and management of this species and to understand predator-prey relationships. Spotlight counts are most often used for ...