Along with seven co-authors, Dr. Vratika Chaudhary, Data Scientist with NatureServe, has recently published her findings after compiling and analyzing six years’ worth of camera-trap data from Pakke Tiger Reserve in northeastern India. The project’s ultimate purpose was to create baseline species-richness and occupancy estimates for the mammalian community of the reserve by taking a full-scale, community-level research approach (which is a rare feat in India).

Combined with anthropogenic factors and occupancy modeling, six years of camera-trap data has now turned into a clearer picture of Pakke’s biodiversity.