Table 1 Comparison of tiger captures rate and density derived from camera traps in Pakke Tiger Reserve, India and other tropical rain forest in Southeast Asia

Pakke Tiger Reserve (Present study)

PTR

India

748

10

4

347

1.15

1.3

Namdapha Tiger Reserve (Datta et al.2008)

NTR

India

1537

0

0

1200

0

0

Gunung Leuser^a

GL

Indonesia

2686

45

10

550

1.82

1.7

Bukit Barisan Selatan^a

BBS

Indonesia

4064

19

9

836

1.08

0.5

Kerinchi Seblat^a

KS

Indonesia

5316

62

16

800

2.00

1.2

Halabala WS, Narathiwa Province^a

HWS

Thailand

999

9

2

166.7

1.20

0.9

Queen Sirikit Reserve Forest, Yala Province^a

QSR

Thailand

683

17

3

166.7

1.80

2.5

Phu Khieo WS, Chaiyaphum Province^a

PKWS

Thailand

989

3

1

86.2

1.16

0.3

Khao Yai NP, Nakhon Ratchasima Province^a

KYNP

Thailand

647

2

1

83.3

1.20

0.3

Temenggor Forest Reserve, Perak^a

TFR

Malaysia

812

8

2

86.2

0.32

1.0

Bintang Hijau Forest, Perak^a

BHF

Malaysia

776

7

2

202

0.99

1.0

Gunung Tebu Forest Reserve, Terngganu^a

GTF

Malaysia

807

12

1

188.7

0.53

1.5

Ulu Temaing Forest Reserve, Kelantan^a

UTF

Malaysia

563

15

2

210.5

0.95

2.7

Taman Negara^a

TN

Malaysia

1829

6

4

338.2

1.18

0.3

Bungo primary selectively logged forest^b

BP

Sumatra

2750

63

10

441

2.95

2.3

Ipuh primary selectively logged forest^b

IP

Sumatra

3255

64

15

1227

1.55

2.0

Gunung Basor Forest Reserve^a

GBFR

Malaysia

2496

18

6

308

2.59

0.7