Food habits of the Leopard Panthera pardus in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, India

摘要

Food habits of the Leopard Panthera pardus were studied in Dachigam National Park from August 2003 - to July 2005 by analyzing 96 scats. The scats were collected by walking regular transects in the field. Scat analysis examination showed that dog (21%), langur (21%), hangul (18.4%) and rodents (15.7%) were the major constituents of the leopard diet, with cattle, sheep and goats contributing significantly (18.3%) during summer months. Serow (0.8%) and birds (0.8%) were least represented in the diet of the leopard.