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.