ABSTRACT

We would like to thank Mr N. S. Dungriyal (Field Director, Pench Tiger Reserve), Mr Subharanjan Sen (Deputy Field Director) and their staff, for the help and guidance provided during the field survey. Our sincere gratitude to Vasant Saberwal, Sunita Dubey and Rosie Cooney for reviewing and commenting on an earlier version of this chapter. We would also like to thank S. K. Pandey, Rajiv Kher, Anirban Ganguly, Pia Sethi and Vikram Dayal for insightful discussions and comments on the paper.