About the Authors

Bibek Yumnam

Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India

Yadvendradev V. Jhala

jhalay@wii.gov.in

Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India

Qamar Qureshi

Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India

Jesus E. Maldonado

Affiliations Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20008, United States of America, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20013, United States of America

Rajesh Gopal

Affiliation National Tiger Conservation Authority, Bikaneer House, Shah Jahan Road, New Delhi 110011, India

Swati Saini

Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India

Y. Srinivas

Affiliation Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India

Robert C. Fleischer

Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20008, United States of America

Competing Interests

Co-author JEM is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YVJ QQ. Performed the experiments: BY YVJ QQ RG YS. Analyzed the data: BY YVJ QQ SS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RG RCF QQ YVJ. Wrote the paper: BY YVJ. Field logistics: RG. Designed the genetic component of the study: BY. Scat sampling and laboratory analysis of genetic data: BY YVJ. Landscape scale occupancy data, field sample collection: YVJ QQ RG. Assisted in laboratory analysis genetic data: YS. Analyzed genetic data: BY. Supervision of genetic analysis: JEM RCF YVJ. Occupancy analysis: YVJ QQ. Corridor analysis: SS YVJ QQ. Critical revision of the manuscript: JEM RCF QQ.