S.No Adjoining Regions mudumalai (n=10) Adjoining Regions sathyamangalam (n=10) Adjoining Regions anaimalai (n=10) 1 175.79 141.81 245.63 2 575.66 256.83 201.91 3 579.39 413.42 464.56 4 322.25 254.75 245.68 5 227.94 146.18 235.87 6 225.95 277.92 241.01 7 684.37 154.85 306.56 8 178.74 265.77 515.43 9 276.47 148.12 397.33 10 247.52 175.98 506.30 MEAN 349.41 ± 59.81 223.57 ± 27.53 336.03 ± 38.83

Table 2: Faecal cortisol level in wild pigs (ng/g).