5. CONCLUSIONS
The swamp deer is dependent on grasslands, especially the grasslands
after fire for the new sprouts to meet the food requirements. The
habitat of domestic cattle overlapped with wild species mostly in theShorea forest and floodplain grasslands and showed high potential
for competition with spotted deer. Spotted deer and swamp deer showed
space partitioning though they have moderate habitat overlap which is
helpful to minimize the competition between the species having similar
feeding habit. Fire on the grasslands is beneficial for the ungulate
species. Habitat management focusing the grassland management would be
beneficial to conserve the threatened species like swamp deer. More
studies are required on the field level before implementing the
appropriate management activities to minimize interspecific completion.