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10.11609/jott.2020.12.8.15767-15966 www.threatenedtaxa.org Journal ofThreatened 26 May 2020 (Online & Print) Vol. 12 | No. 8 | Pages: 15767–15966 ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) JoTT PLATINUM OPEN ACCESS TaxaBuilding evidence for conservation globally ISSN 0974-7907 (Online); ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) Publisher Host Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society Zoo Outreach Organization www.wild.zooreach.org www.zooreach.org No. 12, Thiruvannamalai Nagar, Saravanampatti - Kalapatti Road, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, India Ph: +91 9385339863 | www.threatenedtaxa.org Email: [email protected] EDITORS English Editors Mrs. Mira Bhojwani, Pune, India Founder & Chief Editor Dr. Fred Pluthero, Toronto, Canada Dr. Sanjay Molur Mr. P. Ilangovan, Chennai, India Wildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD) Society & Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO), 12 Thiruvannamalai Nagar, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, Web Design India Mrs. Latha G. 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Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 May 2020 | 12(8): 15767–15775 ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) PLATINUM OPEN ACCESS DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5172.12.8.15767-15775 #5172 | Received 18 June 2019 | Final received 04 April 2020 | Finally accepted 01 May 2020 C o m Mammalian fauna in an urban influenced zone of m u n Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha, India i c a Subrat Debata ¹ & Kedar Kumar Swain ² t i ¹Aranya Foundation, 625/12, Mars Villa, Panchasakha Nagar, Dumduma, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019, India o ²Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Chandaka Wildlife Division, Gaja Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India n ¹ [email protected] (corresponding author), ² [email protected] Abstract: A camera trapping survey to estimate the species richness and relative abundance of different mammalian fauna and various anthropogenic activities was carried out for four months within an urban influenced zone of Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha. The survey extended over 120 days in January–April 2019 over 10% of the total sanctuary area. With nine cameras and a total effort of 771 trap days, 2,855 independent photographs including 14 species of wild mammals and birds, human traffic, and movement of stray animals were captured. Among the mammalian fauna, Golden Jackal was the most photographed species whereas the Asian Elephant, Striped Hyaena, and Common Palm Civet were the least photographed species. Various anthropogenic activities like intensive movement of departmental vehicles, staff, feral livestock, and stray dogs and cats were also recorded and these activities need to be addressed in management activities for long term conservation of the area and its mammalian fauna. In order to enhance biological connectivity and improve movement of wildlife between the main part of the Chandaka Sanctuary and its near-detached reserved forests in Jagannathprasad-Bharatpur, the study recommends removal of feral cattle, extensive plantations, and construction of a fly-over for vehicular traffic. Keywords: Bhubaneswar, camera trap survey, eastern India, Odisha, relative abundance, urbanization. Editor: L.A.K. Singh, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Date of publication: 26 May 2020 (online & print) Citation: Debata.S. & K.K. Swain (2020). Mammalian fauna in an urban influenced zone of Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(8): 15767–15775. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5549.12.8.15767-15775 Copyright: © Debata & Swain 2020. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproduction, and distribution of this article in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publication. Funding: Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, India. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Author details: Subrat Debata is a Wildlife researcher currently affiliated with Aranya Foundation, an Odisha based nature conservation organisation. Kedar Kumar Swain