• Life is rooted in the soil: soil is the very precious resource
• Indicators of soil quality: size/body, reproduction, disease resistance, Antlers' size

Soil-Wildlife interaction

In terms of micro and macro habitat

• Burrowing: Porcupine, Marmets
• Digging: in certain soil types for certain purpose
• Trampling: Nilgai, elephant/rhino, gaur
• Dung deposition: rhino, wetland birds
• Salt licks: elephant, deers