• Abhishek Mishra
• Priyanka Dwivedi
• Jyoti Sarup

Abstract: The concept of wildlife species conservation starts with the identification of their suitable habitat as it provides essential information for wildlife refuge design and management. In the present study, evaluation of Sambar (Rusa unicolor) habitat was carried out in Bandhavgarh National Park (BNP) lies between 230 27' 00" to 230 59' 50" North latitude and 800 43' 15" to 810 15' 45" East longitude. Satellite imageries of sentinel-2A the study area was digitally processed by using remote sensing, ground data and other ancillary data, these datasets were integrated with GIS environment using multi-criteria analysis (MCA) model. For the modeling, several variables in the dataset viz., forest cover density, slope, aspect, altitude, road, water body, settlement and drainage were used as independent variables in the analysis. All these data sets were considered as input data for developing the model. Expert views and field experience were considered while allotting values to variables for MCA to generate final weight. The habitat parameters have dreadful impact over the habitat utilization and suitability pattern of Sambar in BNP. From this study most suitable habitat for Sambar in BNP is 1257.68 km² which is 56.20% of the total geographical area of the national park while 509.80 km² area comes under moderately suitable for Sambar which is 22.78 % of the total geographical area of the national park. The results pointed out that 78.98 % of BNP has been found to be high to moderately suitable for Chital habitat. The results have been found to be an important input as baseline information for population modeling and natural resource management in the national park.

Habitat Suitability, Remote Sensing, GIS, Sentinal-2A, MCA

"Habitat Suitability Analysis for Sambar (Rusa unicolor) using Remote Sensing & GIS in Bandhavgarh National Park, M.P., India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 9, page no.d247-d253, September-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2509337.pdf

"Habitat Suitability Analysis for Sambar (Rusa unicolor) using Remote Sensing & GIS in Bandhavgarh National Park, M.P., India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 9, page no. ppd247-d253, September-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2509337.pdf