Table 1. Seasonal encounter rates (#/km walk +/- SE) for Goral in the Study area (January 1996 – November 1998) (Source Vinod and Sathyakumar, 1999, p. 33).[1]

Transect Name

Winter (n = 12)

Spring (n = 16)

Summer (n = 4)

Autumn (n = 12)

Overall (n=44)

KHRO

ROSH

ROBA

CLNA

3.69 +/- 1.30

16.90 +/- 2.77

26.38 +/- 4.88

23.40 +/- 5.22

5.96 +/- 1.88

13.20 +/-3.80

14.14 +/- 2.99

17.99 +/- 6.15

1.62 +/- 1.63

9.09 +/- 3.08

6.16 +/- 2.37

5.79 +/- 2.00

5.58 +/- 2.04

11.86 +/- 3.10

8.50 +/- 2.85

9.68 +/- 2.56

4.84 +/-0.96

13.47 +/- 1.80

15.22 +/- 2.16

16.09 +/- 2.84

Overall

17.59 +/- 2.27

(n = 48)

12.82 +/- 2.04

(n = 64)

5.67 +/- 1.25

(n = 16)

8.91 +/- 1.33

(n = 48)

12.41 +/- 1.07

(n = 176)

 

Table 2. Seasonal encounter rates (groups/km +/- SE) for Goral pellet groups in the Study Area (January 1996 – November 1998) (Source Vinod and Sathyakumar, 1999, p. 38).

Transect Name

Winter (n  = 12)

Spring (n = 16)

Summer (n = 4)

Autumn (n = 12)

Overall (n =44)

ROSH

ROBA

CLNA

8.33 +/- 0.84

10.83 +/- 1.18

8.64 +/- 0.56

9.37 +/- 0.85

7.42 +/- 0.82

7.56 +/- 0.82

8.18 +/- 1.29

8.41 +/- 1.41

6.48 +/- 0.39

9.01 +/- 0.85

8.03 +/- 0.91

6.93 +/- 0.67

8.88 +/- 0.50

8.60 +/- 0.55

7.58 +/- 0.39

Overall

9.27 +/- 0.54

(n=36)

8.11 +/- 0.49

(n = 48)

7.69 +/- 0.64

(n = 12)

7.99 +/- 0.48

(n = 36)

8.36 +/- 0.27

(n = 132)

 



[1] KHRO and ROSH are considered the “disturbed” transects, ROBA and CLNA the “undisturbed” transects.