Distribution and Population Status of Sambar Rusa Unicolor (Mammalia

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Paridhi Jain, Anchal Bhasin, Gautam Talukdar & Bilal Habib

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Distribution and population status of Sambar Rusa unicolor (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Cervidae) from Aravalli landscape with a note on its first record from Aravalli Hills of Haryana, India ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) Short Communication Short Paridhi Jain 1 , Anchal Bhasin 2 , Gautam Talukdar 3 & Bilal Habib 4 ISSN 0974-7893 (Print)

1,2,3,4 Wildlife Insttute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Utrakhand 248001, India OPEN ACCESS 1 [email protected], 2 [email protected], 3 [email protected], 4 [email protected] (corresponding author)

Abstract: Sambar is the most widespread deer in Southeastern Asia Distributon in southeastern Asia and India and is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. In this communicaton, Rusa unicolor is natve to southern and southeastern we report the results of an extensive literature review and camera trapping to present the historic and current distributon of Sambar in Asia and its distributon extends to India (Menon 2009), Aravalli Mountain region. The records state that the species is nearly Sri Lanka (Eisenburg & Lockhart 1972), southern Nepal exterminated in the protected areas of Gujarat Aravalli and bordering areas of Rajasthan, although a sizable populaton stll survives in (Mishra 1982), Myanmar (Tun Yin 1967), southern China northern and central Aravalli (Pali-Rajasamand-Udaipur & Alwar-Sawai (Smith et al. 2010), Indonesia, Philippines (Prater 1971), Madhopur region). We also report the frst record of Sambar from the and the islands of Borneo, Taiwan, and Hainan (Hsu & Aravalli Hill region of Haryana. Agoramoorthy 1997). Its distributon, however, has Keywords: Aravalli, Sambar, distributon, populaton. decreased substantally and it is now rare in Malaysia (Timmins et al. 2015), Thailand (Ngampongsai 1987), Vietnam (Khun & Kan 1991), Bangladesh (Basbar et al. 2001), and Laos (Timmins & Evans 1996). Rusa unicolor was listed as Vulnerable in 2008 by Sambar has been reported from several protected IUCN due to rapid declines in several of its populatons areas of India and has been intensively studied in Sariska (Timmins et al. 2015). The Wildlife (Protecton) Act, 1972 (Chaterjee et al. 2014), Mundanthurai (Johnsingh & lists this species in Schedule III. The main reasons for its Sankar 1991), Rajaji Natonal Park (Bhatnagar 1991), declining populatons are atributed to habitat loss and Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (Goswamy 2011), Corbet poaching (Timmins et al. 2015). Natonal Park (Pant et al. 1999), Gir Natonal Park (Jhala et al. 2004), Periyar Tiger Reserve (Harikumar et al. 1999), Kanha Natonal Park (Porwal et al. 1996), Bandipur

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Editor: Anwaruddin Choudhury, Rhino Foundaton for Nature in North-East India, Guwahat, India. Date of publicaton: 26 September 2018 (online & print)

Manuscript details: Ms # 4011 | Received 14 January 2018 | Final received 05 September 2018 | Finally accepted 12 September 2018

Citaton: Jain, P., A. Bhasin, G. Talukdar & B. Habib (2018). Distributon and populaton status of Sambar Rusa unicolor (Mammalia: Cetartodactyla: Cervidae) from Aravalli landscape with a note on its frst record from Aravalli Hills of Haryana, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 10(10): 12357–12362; htps://doi.org/10.11609/ jot.4011.10.10.12357-12362

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Funding: Haryana Forest Department, Research Insttuton: Wildlife Insttute of India.

Competng interests: The authors declare no competng interests.

Acknowledgements: We are thankful to the Haryana Forest Department for providing fnancial assistance for the study and permits for surveys, camera trapping, and monitoring of the landscape. We acknowledge the administratve support of the forest department. We also thank Dr. Amrinder Kaur (PCCF), Sh. Rambir Singh (CF), Sh. M.D. Sinha (CF), Sh. R. Anand (DCF), Mrs. Renjitha MH (DCF), and all other people who helped and guided us during the study. We are deeply thankful to the Rajasthan Forest Department for providing census data and informaton. We thank Dr. Satsh Kumar Sharma and Rahul Bhatnagar for providing the required informaton. We also give our thanks to Sh. Raja Tehsin and Dr. Sunil Dubey for providing the necessary guidance.

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Natonal Park (Johnsingh 1983), Nagarhole Natonal Park 51 sampling sites spread over fve forest divisions for a (Karanth & Sunquist 1992), and Pench Tiger Reserve period of four months (January–April 2016). Vegetaton (Biswas & Sankar 2002) in India. variables like foral diversity were also recorded to compare the habitat characteristcs of each site. Materials and Methods Opportunistc camera trapping was later conducted in Study area descripton October 2016 in two districts: Gurgaon and Faridabad. Aravallis extend from -Gujarat and Rajasthan in the To get basic insights into the presence of mammalian southwest and to Haryana and Delhi in the northeast. species in the region, 360 camera trap nights (12 cameras The study area selected was the Aravalli region of the for 30 days) were deployed. The sites selected to put Haryana landscape, which lies between 28.580N–27.650N cameras were Bhondsi (one), Gamroj (one), Manger & 75.910E–77.160E (Fig. 1). Haryana is bound by Aravalli (four), Bandhwari (two), Wazirabad (two), Gothda (one), in the south-west region. The northern point of the and Anagpur (one). range contnues as isolated hills and rocky ridges into There is currently no reliable and detailed informaton Haryana State, ending in Delhi. The famous Delhi Ridge is on the distributon of Sambar from the entre extent the last leg of the Aravalli range, which traverses through of Aravalli hill range. In the absence of such ecological southern Delhi and terminates in central Delhi where informaton, proper research and management is Raisina Hill is its last extension. Sites in fve divisions, difcult. Hence, to fll the informaton gap, records on namely, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Faridabad, Gurgaon, the distributon of Sambar in three states, Rajasthan, and Mewat, were extensively surveyed for mapping land Gujarat, and Haryana, were collected and compiled. No use area/ land cover patern and the status of key wildlife records of the natural populaton from Delhi NCR have species. been reported as of now. Though there are occasional records of Sambar sightngs and rescue operatons from Field data collecton Delhi NCR (Anonymous 2016), these do not confrm Sign surveys and line transects were conducted in the areas where they actually occur. Present numbers

Figure 1. Map showing frst record of Sambar from Aravallis in Gurgaon District, Haryana

12358 Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 September 2018 | 10(10): 12357–12362 Sambar in Aravalli landscape Jain et al. and early records were collected from census records from districts Banaskantha (Ryley 1914), Sabarkantha of respectve forest departments, state gazeteers, and (Rajyagaor 1974), Panchmahal (Patel 1972), and Vadodra available publicatons. (Anonymous 1979). Descripton of Sambar from Jessore Wildlife Sanctuary in the faunal list has been described Results in a booklet released by Gujarat Forest Department First record of Sambar from Aravallis Haryana in (Anonymous 1984). Gurgaon District The Aravalli mountain range in Rajasthan is spread Images of Rusa unicolor on two consecutve days across districts Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Dungarpur, Jaipur, in October were recorded from Bhondsi Village in Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sohna (Fig. 1 & Image 1). Bhondsi in Gurgaon District Sikar, Sirohi, Chitorgarh, Pratapgarh, Banswara, and has an extremely rich forest habitat which stll remains Udaipur (Fig. 2). This is the most studied region in ignored by conservatonists. Untl now, Rusa unicolor Aravalli in terms of the ecology of Rusa unicolor. Records in Haryana had been reported only from the Shivallik of Sambar exist in several protected areas of the state ranges (northern Haryana). They are known to occur in and in some places they have been intensively studied Morni Hills in Panchkula District (Anonymous 1892) and by biologists. Currently, a healthy populaton exists in Kalesar Natonal Park in Yamunanagar District (Habib et Ranthambore Natonal Park, Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary, al. 2015). This postulates for more intensive monitoring Keoladeo Natonal Park, Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary, of the species and its distributonal status. Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary, Kumbalgadh Wildlife Sanctuary, Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary, Nahargarh Distributon range from Aravalli Hill range Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, The Aravalli extends its northeastern porton to Todgarh-Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary, Mrigwan Chitorgarh Gujarat covering the districts Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Forest, Sawai Mansingh Wildlife Sanctuary, Sajjangarh Aravalli, Dahod, Panchmahal, and Vadodra. Rusa Wildlife Sanctuary, Natonal Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary, unicolor, although present in large numbers earlier, Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaila Devi Wildlife has disappeared from this region of Aravalli Hills. Sanctuary, and Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary (Table Jumbugodha Wildlife Sanctuary abounded in Sambar 1). but now they have gone extnct. Jambugodha area was In certain protected areas, however, the populaton managed by an old state ruler. Tigers, panthers, sambars, of Sambar has been locally exterminated. Fauna of deer, bears, wild boars, and antelopes were present here protected areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat by Zoological (Mehta et al. 2002). Earlier records have been reported Survey of India (Kumar 2012) stated its presence in

Image 1. Camera trap photos of Sambar from Bhondsi, Gurgaon. © Paridhi Jain

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Figure 2. Current and historic range of Sambar from protected areas of Aravalli landscape

sanctuaries such as Bhainsrodgarh, Shergarh, Ramsagar, Jaisamand as per wildlife census is of 1995 (n=5). and Van Vihar (Table 1). Wildlife census of Rajasthan Aravalli region of Haryana exists in districts Gurgaon, records (2011–2017) suggests this species is now absent Faridabad, Mewat, Mahendargarh, Rewari; some from these areas. According to census records, Sambar remnants of the range also exist in Bhiwani. The habitat in was last recorded in Bhainsrodagarh in 2010 (n=2) and in this region is declining rapidly due to rapid deforestaton Ramsagar (n=29), Shergarh (n=36), and Van Vihar (n=23) and development actvites. The forests in the state are in 2007. Although the census record states that Sambar the least studied in the entre extent of the Aravalli hills. is extnct from Phulwari Ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary, one So far no records of any sightng of Sambar exist in this record exists in biodiversity assessment survey by FES region. The record -stated above (Image 1) is the only in 2010 (Anonymous 2010b). Sambar once also existed present record from Aravalli region of Haryana. in Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary and got exterminated around 1997 (Dubey 2011). The last record of Sambar in

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Table 1. Records of Sambar from Aravallis extent

Rajasthan (Aravallis) Current Protected area District Present status populaton Literature cited estmate 1 Bhainsrodgarh WS Chitaurgarh Extnct (PR)* 0 Kumar 2012; Forest dpt. Census (Anonymous 2010a)

2 Darrah WS Kota Exist 96 Forest dpt. Census 2013 (Anonymous 2011-2017)

3 Jaisamand WS Udaipur Extnct (PR)* 0 Forest dpt. Census (Anonymous 1995)

4 Jamwa Ramgarh WS Jaipur Exist 15 Forest dpt. Census 2016 (Anonymous 2011-2017)

5 Jawahar Sagar WS Kota Exist 2 Forest dpt. Census 2013 (Anonymous 2011-2017)

6 Kaila Devi WS Sawai Madhopur Exist 28 Forest dpt. Census 2013(Anonymous 2011-2017)

7 Keoladeo Ghana NP Bharatpur Exist 81 Forest dpt. Census 2016 (Anonymous 2011-2017) Rajsamand, Pali, & 8 Kumbalgadh WS Exist 337 Forest dpt. Census 2016(Anonymous 2011-2017) Udaipur 9 Mount Abu WS Sirohi Exist 90 Forest dpt. Census 2016 (Anonymous 2011-2017)

10 Mrigwan Chitorgarh Forest Chitaurgarh Exist 14 Forest dpt. Census 2016(Anonymous 2011-2017)

11 Nahargarh WS Jaipur Exist 15 Forest dpt. Census 2016(Anonymous 2011-2017)

12 Natonal Chambal WS Kota Exist 11 Forest dpt. Census 2016 (Anonymous 2011-2017)

13 Phulwari Ki Nal WS Udaipur Extnct (PR)* 0 FES (Anonymous 2010b)

14 Ramgarh Vishdhari WS Bundi Exist 10 Forest dpt. Census 2016 (Anonymous 2011-2017)

15 Ramsagar WS Dhaulpur Extnct (PR)* 0 Kumar 2012; Forest Dept. Census (Anonymous 2007)

16 Ranthambore NP Sawai Madhopur Exist 25.67 (D)# Jhala et al. 2015

17 Sajjangarh WS Udaipur Exist 10 Forest dpt. Census 2016 (Anonymous 2011-2017)

18 Sariska NP Alwar Exist 13.86 (D)# Jhala et al. 2015

19 Sawai Mansingh WS Sawai Madhopur Exist 764 Forest dpt. Census 2012 (Anonymous 2011-2017)

20 Shergarh WS Baran Extnct (PR)* 0 Kumar 2012; Forest Dept. Census (Anonymous 2007)

21 Sitamata WS Chitaurgarh, Udaipur Exist 6 Forest. dpt. Census 2016 (Anonymous 2011-2017) Ajmer, Pali, 22 Todgad Raoli WS Exist 102 Forest dpt. Census 2016(Anonymous 2011 -2017) Rajsamand 23 Van Vihar WS Dholpur Extnct (PR)* 0 Kumar 2012; Forest dpt. Census (Anonymous 2007)

Gujarat (Aravallis)

1 Jessore WS Banaskantha Extnct (PR)* 0 Gujarat Forest Dept. (Anonymous 1984)

2 Not known Banaskantha Extnct (PR)* 0 Ryley 1914

3 Not known Vadodara Extnct (PR)* 0 Gujarat State Gazeteer (Anonymous 1979)

4 Jambugodha WS Panchmahal Extnct (PR)* 0 Mehta et al. 2002; Patel 1972

5 Not known Sabarkantha Extnct (PR)* 0 Rajyagor 1974

Haryana (Aravallis)

1 Bhondsi Gurgaon Present Not known Present study

(PR)* = previously recorded; (D)# = density per sq.km

Discussion unique elements of fora and fauna. The presence of Aravalli in Haryana stll remains one of the least Sambar in Aravalli landscape of Haryana signifes that studied landscapes. It has been recognized as a potental the area stll harbours important wildlife species that habitat for diverse species of biodiversity. It has been warrants immediate protecton. It gives directon for facing massive deforestaton and denudaton over the future research studies to systematcally monitor and last decades. The forests of Aravalli range in Haryana identfy the stll undiscovered mammalian biodiversity. are now the most degraded forests in India — most of These ancient mountains hold several threatened the indigenous plant species here have disappeared; species (Habib et al. 2017) that need urgent conservaton however, these areas are biologically rich and support programs.

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Comparison of beach profles conducive for turtle nestng in Andaman -- Subramanian Narayani, Sasidharan Venu & Andrea Joan D’Silva, Pp. 12337 Notes –12343 Foraging habits of the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) in the Himalaya, India Short Communicatons -- Aishwarya Maheshwari, Pp. 12418–12421

A new record of the rare Hardwicke’s Woolly Bat Kerivoula hardwickii First record of Yellow-Rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia (Hay, 1845) (Horsefeld, 1824) (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertlionidae) afer 23 years (Aves: Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) in eastern India from a lowland rainforest of Sri Lanka -- Manaranjan Das & Subrat Debata, Pp. 12422–12424 -- Dinesh Gabadage, Gayan Edirisinghe, Madhava Botejue, Kalika Perera, Thilina Surasinghe & Suranjan Karunarathna, Pp. 12344–12349 Additonal feld records provide further resoluton of the distributon of the Water Monitor Varanus salvator (Squamata: Varanidae) in northwestern Alarming populaton status of the Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura Myanmar (Mammalia: Rodenta: Sciuridae) in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, -- Steven G. Plat, Myo Min Win & Thomas R. Rainwater, Pp. 12425–12428 the Western Ghats, India -- Kiran Thomas & Paingamadathil Ommer Nameer, Pp. 12350–12356 The frst record of The Blue Admiral Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763 (Nymphalidae: Lepidoptera) from Bangladesh Distributon and populaton status of Sambar Rusa unicolor (Mammalia: -- Amit Kumer Neogi, Md Jayedul Islam, Md Shalauddin, Anik Chandra Mondal & Cetartodactyla: Cervidae) from Aravalli landscape with Safayat Hossain, Pp. 12429–12431 a note on its frst record from Aravalli Hills of Haryana, India -- Paridhi Jain, Anchal Bhasin, Gautam Talukdar & Bilal Habib, Pp. 12357–12362 First record of Hislopia malayensis Annandale, 1916 (Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata) from freshwaters of India Delayed peracute capture myopathy in a Himalayan Ibex Capra sibirica -- Ananta Dnyanoba Harkal & Satsh Sumanrao Mokashe, Pp. 12432–12433 (Mammalia: Cetartodactyla: Bovidae) -- Umar Nazir Zahid, Latef Mohammad Dar, Umar Amin, Showkat Ahmad Shah, An extended distributon record of Western Ghats species Litsea oleoides Rashid Yahya Naqash, Dil Mohammed Makhdoomi, Shayuaib Ahmad Kamil & (Meissn.) Hook.f. (Lauraceae) from Matheran, Maharashtra, India Intesar Suhail, Pp. 12363–12367 -- Radha Veach & Gurumurthi Hegde, Pp. 12434–12438

Checklist of the avifauna of Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India Notes on Jasminum andamanicum N.P. Balakr. & N.G. Nair (Oleaceae) from -- Sharad Dat Apte, Vijay Bhagwan Tuljapurkar & Girish Avinash Jathar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India Pp. 12368–12375 -- P. Murugan & K. Karthigeyan, Pp. 12439–12441

The rediscovery of Rurk’s Cat Skink Ristella rurkii Gray, 1839 (Reptlia: Ristellidae) with remarks on distributon and natural history Miscellaneous -- Sumaithangi Rajagopalan Ganesh, Pp. 12376–12381 Natonal Biodiversity Authority Member Dietary assessment of fve species of anuran tadpoles from northern Odisha, India -- Syed Asrafuzzaman, Susmita Mahapatra, Jasmin Rout & Gunanidhi Sahoo, Pp. 12382–12388

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