Results

During the present investigation, a total number of 15 diurnal large mammalian species (herbivores and primates) were identified and recorded in the Nech Sar National Park in both the dry and wet seasons. In the survey, all of these species were recorded within the randomly selected sampling habitats of the four major habitat types. The numbers of mammals recorded in the four habitat types of the park were; in the grassland habitat, 568 and 351 followed by bushland 506 and 326, ground-water forest 341 and 354, and riverine forest habitat with 266 and 214, during both wet and dry seasons, respectively (Table 2 and3). Seasonal variations in abundance of individuals between wet and dry seasons in ground-water forest habitat (χ2 = 43, df =1, p<0.05), riverine forest (χ2 = 52.10, df = 1, p<0.05), bushland (χ2 = 38, df = 2, p<0.05) and grassland habitat (χ2 = 56, df =2, p<0.05), respectively were significantly different.
Table 2: The relative abundance of large mammals during the wet and dry seasons