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Katonga Wildlife Reserve 32Figure 3.6 Distribution of serval and leopard in the Katonga Wildlife ReserveFigures represent the maximum number of individuals observed in any one day per km 2 .Indirect records are indicated by S (serval) and L (leopard).The serval was observed in wooded grassland, and the leopard in seasonal swamp, althoughfootprints were recorded frequently around drinking holes and along footpaths along theKatonga River. No kills were recorded.Figure 3.7 Distribution of African elephant in the Katonga Wildlife ReserveFigures represent the maximum number of individuals observed in any one day per km 2 .Indirect records are indicated by E.Elephant were observed on two occasions in woodland, once in a group of three, and once ina group of seven, including four males and two females. Indirect records, including treedamage, were also made mainly in woodland. The sizes of the dung boli encountered wereused to determine the age classes of the individuals producing them following Jachmann &Bell (1984). The frequency with which boli from each age class was encountered provides anindication of the age structure of the group, as shown in Figure 3.8.Frontier-Uganda Wildlife Protected Areas Project September 1997Baseline Surveys Programme Report No. 9