Table 2 Details of the activity and sightings within 20 m of garbage of free roaming dogs sighted on each survey occasion during the rural survey (Shirsuphal village, Baramati, India).
Survey occasion | Number of dogs sighted | Activity (%) | Proximity to garbage (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Not active | ≤20 m | >20 m | ||
1 | 93 | 40 (43) | 53 (57) | 32 (34) | 61 (66) |
2 | 106 | 42 (39) | 64 (61) | 34 (32) | 72 (68) |
3 | 103 | 42 (41) | 61 (59) | 25 (24) | 78 (76) |
4 | 91 | 36 (40) | 55 (60) | 15 (16) | 73 (84) |
5 | 90 | 41 (46) | 49 (54) | 17 (19) | 73 (81) |
6 | 82 | 40 (49) | 42 (51) | 16 (20) | 66 (80) |
7 | 52 | 22 (42) | 30 (58) | 9 (17) | 43 (83) |
Total | 617 | 263 (43) | 354 (57) | 148 (24) | 469 (76) |
Test for independence over the seven surveys | χ² = 1.004, p = 0.99 | χ² = 15.98, p = 0.025 | |||
