India, May 13 -- A 10-year management plan for the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, prepared by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), has documented 23 mammals inside the sanctuary, including leopards and the striped hyena.

The plan, approved by the Delhi forest department in March, is currently in effect and will remain valid till 2034-35. It proposes designating core and conservation zones within the sanctuary, while also defining a carrying capacity for visitors to maintain ecological balance over the next decade.

For the study, the WII installed 23 camera traps across the 32sqkm sanctuary. The cameras recorded 23 mammal species, with rhesus macaques found to be the most abundant, followed by stray cattle and jackals. Other species ...