ABSTRACT
The health status of a wild population can be assessed by evaluating the following components: habitat evaluation, population statistics, and direct animal assessment. Habitat evaluation is essential because long term survival of a population depends to a greater extent on the habitat quality. Direct animal assessment is also important because individuals of a population act as indicators of the status of their relationship with the environment. Condition of an animal responds to the changes in its habitat quality, which is governed by many interrelated component factors which are often seasonal in nature. The deterioration of condition could be due to nutritional stress chronic diseases resulting in muscle wasting of natural biological reasons. Study of kills means post-mortem examination. Detailed post-mortem examination is important for the diagnosis of the diseases. Post mortem examination if at all possible should be conducted in diagnostic laboratory, where they can be necropsied by trained pathologist.
