Observation of sore patch in sambar (<i>Rusa unicolour</i>) in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, India

Nimain Charan Palei; Bhakta Padarabinda Rath; Jagyandatt Pati; Himanshu Shekhar Palei

doi:10.36808/if/2019/v145i10/149242

Observation of sore patch in sambar (Rusa unicolour) in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, India

Authors

Nimain Charan Palei Office of the PCCF (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Bhakta Padarabinda Rath Office of the PCCF (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Jagyandatt Pati Similipal Tiger Reserve, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha
Himanshu Shekhar Palei Department ofZoology, North Orissa University, Takatpur, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i10/149242

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