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Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Damage by Wild Pig (Sus scrofa) and Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica) in Central Kerala, India


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1 Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur 680 125, India
2 Department of Wildlife, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur 680 653, India
 

Crop damage by wild animals is a serious concern faced by marginal farmers in Kerala. As the farmers cultivate a variety of cash crops namely coconut (Cocos nucifera), arecanut (Areca catechu) and rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) in the immediate fringe areas of the forest, damage and consumption of the fallen coconuts by wild pig (Sus scrofa) and Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a serious issue. Both the species are distributed in all the forest types in India and reported as frequent crop raiders in Kerala.
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  • Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Damage by Wild Pig (Sus scrofa) and Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica) in Central Kerala, India

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Authors

Suresh K. Govind
Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur 680 125, India
E. A. Jayson
Department of Wildlife, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur 680 653, India

Abstract


Crop damage by wild animals is a serious concern faced by marginal farmers in Kerala. As the farmers cultivate a variety of cash crops namely coconut (Cocos nucifera), arecanut (Areca catechu) and rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) in the immediate fringe areas of the forest, damage and consumption of the fallen coconuts by wild pig (Sus scrofa) and Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a serious issue. Both the species are distributed in all the forest types in India and reported as frequent crop raiders in Kerala.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi1%2F9-10