Summary of model comparisons showing effects of covariates on detection probability (Step 1) and occupancy (Step 2) of red panda Ailurus fulgens (n = 54 sites).

Akaike’s information criterion (AIC), change in AIC (ΔAIC), Akaike weights, model likelihood, number of parameters (K), and deviance (-2log-likelihood). Covariates used are: bam, proportion of bamboo availability; for, proportion of forest area; lvs, livestock grazing intensity; bex, intensity of bamboo extraction; elv, average elevation in a site; eff, number of replicates surveyed in each site.