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Author Lama, T.T.
Title Snow Leopard Conservation Annual Progress Report Type Report
Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Nepal; conservation; Iunc; Wwf; management; Islt; field-study; field; study; Kanchenjunga; annapurna; parks; preserves; reserves; protected-area; habitat; workshops; monitoring; browse; 4170; snow; snow leopard; snow-leopard; leopard; status; Report
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Notes Full text available at URLAuthor Role: Program OfficerAuthor Affiliation: WWF Nepal ProgramTitle, Analytic: Snow Leopard Conservation Annual Progress Report.ProCite field [12]: (2000-20001) Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 405 Serial 608
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Author McCarthy, T.
Title Snow Leopard Conservation Plan for the Republic of Mongolia Type Miscellaneous
Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Mongolia; conservation; legal-status; Iunc; Cites; distribution; status; Altay; gobi; parks; preserves; habitat; reserves; refuge; protected-area; poaching; hunting; trade; furs; pelts; skins; coats; bones; trapping; livestock; herders; killing; habitat-fragmentation; threats; Disease; prey; diet; Mne; laws; education; management; Macne; Wwf; Islt; regulations; monitoring; Slims; tourism; conflict; browse; legal status; legal; protected; area; fragmentation; world wildlife fund; international snow leopard trust; 3890
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Notes Full Text Available at URL: DRAFT Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 366 Serial 657
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Author McCarthy, T.
Title Snow leopard conservation project, Mongolia: WWF Project Summary of Field Work Type Miscellaneous
Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords irbis-enterprises; Mongolia; gobi; Altai; Altay; habitat; status; distribution; Uvs; conservation; parks; preserves; refuge; protected-area; herders; livestock; predator; prey; field-work; field-study; field-studies; training; Slims; transects; sign; sprays; scrapes; markings; population; browse; irbis; enterprises; protected; area; field work; field; work; field study; study; 3870
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Notes Full Text at URL: Project No. MN0004.01, reporting period 1998-1999 Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 367 Serial 658
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Author Mongar, T.B.
Title Protected Area System Network: A Strategy for Managing Biodiversity in Bhutan Type Conference Article
Year 1992 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Bhutan; parks; reserves; park; reserve; refuge; protected-area; browse; protected; area; 2430
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Notes Title, Monographic: Fourth World Parks Congress Place of Meeting: Caracas, Venezuela. Date of Copyright: 1992 Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 194 Serial 704
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Author Oli, M.K.
Title The ecology and conservation of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal Type Book Whole
Year 1991 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords annapurna; conservation; area; Annapurna-Conservation-Area; ecology; Nepal; parks; park; reserves; reserve; refuge; potected-area; protected; browse; 2390
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Publisher University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Place of Publication Editor
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ 183 Serial 742
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Author Schaller, G.
Title Survey of Mountain Wildlife in Xinjiang, Report # 7 Type Miscellaneous
Year 1988 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Xinjiang; Arjin; shan; Kunlun; Taxkorgan; reserve; park; protected-area; China; antelope; wild-ass; argali; blue-sheep; gazzele; wolf; browse; 4290
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ 392 Serial 855
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Author Sherpa, L.N.; Lama, W.B.
Title Hands around Mt. Everest Type Miscellaneous
Year 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Tibet; China; protected-areas; parks; reserves; refuge; conservation; Transboundry; economics; tourism; Qomolangma; browse; protected area; protected areas; protected; area; areas; 3170
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Notes Full Text at URL:Report on Transboundary Exchange Between Qomolangma Nature Preserve and Nepal's Mountain Protected Areas held in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, September 21 to October 13, 1996 by Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa*, Transboundary Exchange Advisor, with assistance from Wendy Brewer Lama**, Ecotourism Specialist, The Mountain Institute Himalaya ProgramMarch 1997 Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 327 Serial 883
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Author International Snow Leopard Trust
Title Snow Leopard News Autumn/ Winter 2000 Type Miscellaneous
Year 2000 Publication Snow Leopard News Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords McCarthy; Mongolia; field-work; surveys; collars; habitat; research; home-ranges; tourism; parks; preserves; reserves; Islt; Nepal; women; conservation; awareness; herders; crafts; livestock; pelts; furs; bones; hunting; incentives; browse; 4370
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Publisher Islt Place of Publication Seattle, Wa Editor
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Notes Full Text at URLTable of Contents:1. Dr. Tom McCarhty Joins ISLT Team2.Community Based Tourism3.Women and Snow Leopard Conservation4.Taking Stock in Snow Leopard Conservation5.Saving the Snow Leopard with Knitting Needles Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 425 Serial 928
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Author International Snow Leopard Trust
Title Snow Leopard News Summer 2000 Type Miscellaneous
Year 2000 Publication Snow Leopard News Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Woodland-Park-Zoo; seattle; cubs; McCarthy; Allen; volunteer; Peter-Mathiessen; Chitrol-Gol; Pakistan; livestock; predator; prey; killing; Haleem; field-study; research; corraling; villagers; herders; browse; 4380
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Publisher Islt Place of Publication Seattle, WA Editor
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Notes Full Text at URLTable of Contents1.Woodland Park Zoo Society Awards $65,000 Challenge Grant to ISLT2.ISLT Completes Search for Conservation Director and Program Officer3.Volunteer Needed4.News and Notes5.Donate to ISLT on the Internet without Spending a Cent6.Seven Snow Leopards Spotted in Chitral Gol National Park in Pakistan Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 426 Serial 929
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Author International Snow Leopard Trust
Title Snow Leopard News Spring 2000 Type Miscellaneous
Year 2000 Publication Snow Leopard News Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Rutherford; Freeman; Morse; Jackson; Hillard; Natural-Partnerships-Program; Pakistan; Islt; Slims; training; Chitrol-Gol; parks; preserves; reserves; protected-areas; surveys; Hemis; Conflict-Resolution-Workshop; conflict; herders; leh; Jammu; Kashmir; Ladakh; corrals; predator; prey; livestock; depradation; human-wildlife-conflict; Uzbekistan; Gissar; Peace-Corps; Mongolia; Macne; fiction; populations; browse; 4390
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Publisher Islt Place of Publication Seattle, Wa Editor
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Notes Full Text at URLTable of Contents1.Transitions at the Trust2.Message From ISLT Founder Helen Freeman and President Charles Morse3.Jakson and Hillard to Leave ISLT for New Pursuits4. News and Notes5. ISLT's Natural Partnerships Program6.Thoughts from a Snow Leopard7. Snow Leopards, Local People,and Livestock losses: Solutions through Paticipation8.U.S. Peace Corps and ISLT Team Up in Mongolia Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 427 Serial 930
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Author International Snow Leopard Trust
Title Snow Leopard News Fall 2001 Type Miscellaneous
Year 2001 Publication Snow Leopard News Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords seattle; fund-raising; volunteers; annual-appeal; Woodland-Park-Zoo; Tserendeleg; Mongolia; Macne; Islt; Pakistan; Afganastan; Malik; September-11th; war; conservation; China; Slims; Tnc; Yunnan; Slss; Snow-Leopard-Survival-Summit; Sullenberger; Munktsog; irbis-enterprises; Cnn; Abc; tourism; travel; crafts; Dolijinsuren; browse; 4340
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Publisher Islt Place of Publication Seattle, WA Editor
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Notes Full Text at URLTable of Contents:1.Thanks Again to Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle2.Mongolia's Conservation Leader Passed Away3.The Presence of the Trust4.ISLT and the Nature Conservancy Team up in China5.Snow Leopard Survival Summit Postponed6.Mongolia's Snow Leopards in the News7.Volunteers for Snow Leopards8.From Cozzy Mitts to Tea Cozies Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 422 Serial 932
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Author International Snow Leopard Trust
Title Snow Leopard News Summer 2001 Type Miscellaneous
Year 2001 Publication Snow Leopard News Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Islt; Woodland-Park-Zoo; seattle; Snow-leoaprd-Summit; Slss; threats; conservation; donation; field-study; surveys; Pakistan; Kyrgastan; Kyrgyz-Republic; India; research; staff; expansion; programs; education; herders; interviews; funding; travel; livestock; browse; 4350
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Notes Full Text at URLTable of Contents:1.ISLT to Host Snow Leopard Summit2.Trust Receives $100,000 Anonymous Donation3.Report from the Field Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 423 Serial 933
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Author International Snow Leopard Trust
Title Snow Leopard News Spring 2001 Type Miscellaneous
Year 2001 Publication Snow Leopard News Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Annual-Appeals-Fund; conservation-programs; populations; Kyrgyz-Republic; Soviet-Union; China; India; Mongolia; Pakistan; Charudutt; incentive; Woodland-Park-Zoo; cub; Death; veterinary; medicine; Bayarjargal; raffle; Dorothy-McLean; volunteers; poaching; hunting; pelts; furs; bones; herders; killing; livestock; browse; 4360
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Publisher Islt Place of Publication Seattle, WA Editor
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Notes Full Text at URLTable of Contents1.Programs to Expand Thanks to Annual Appeal Funds2.Zoo and ISLT Mark Passing of Snow Leopard Cub3.Irbis Enterprises National Coordinator Visits Seattle4.A Raffle for the Snow Leopard5.Stock Gifts to ISLT6.ISLT Wants You7.Situation Worsens in Kyrgyz Republic8.ISLT Wish List Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 424 Serial 934
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Author International Snow Leopard Trust
Title Snow Leopard News, Spring 2002 Type Miscellaneous
Year 2002 Publication Snow Leopard News Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Snow-leopard-survival-strategy-summit; Slss; Islt; NGO's; Woodland-Park-Zoo; seattle; logo; Pakistan; behaviour; hunting; herders; conservation; tourism; Mongolia; Charudutt-Mishra; browse; 4330
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Publisher Islt Place of Publication Seattle, Washington Editor
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Notes Full Text at URLIndex of Articles:1. Snow Leopard Survival Strategy Summit2.Show Your Creativity: Eneter our Logo Contest3.Serious Snow Leopard fun in Pakistan4. Mission to Mongolia 20025.Spring Cleaning Treasures6.Another Doscter on the TeamDate of Copyright: 2002 Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 421 Serial 935
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Author The Snow Leopard Conservancy
Title A Learning Tour of the CBN (Corbett, Nainital and Binsar) Eco-tourism Initiative Sites by Villagers from Hemis National Park and the Surrounding Area (18-28th November 2002) Type Report
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume SLC Field Document Series No 5 Issue Pages (up)
Keywords Ladakh; Himalayas; Himalaya; Karakoram; mountains; mountain; landscape; tourists; trans-himalayan; transhimalayan; biodiversity; home; snow; snow leopard; snow-leopard; leopard; tourism; number; ecotourism; 80; conservation; traditional; local; community; Culture; income; people; leh; travel; rural; Snow Leopard Conservancy; ecotourism activities; ecotourism-activities; activities; activity; Hemis; national; national park; National-park; park; livelihood; loss; livestock; Animals; Animal; local people; NGO's; eco-tourism; villagers; area
Abstract Ladakh lies between the Great Himalayas and the formidable Karakoram mountains.

Its unique landscape and rich cultural heritage have been a great attraction to tourists all over

the world. Apart from its uniqueness it has a rich Trans-Himalayan bio-diversity and is home

to the rare and elusive snow leopard. It opened to tourism in 1974 with a handful of tourists

and has gone up to the present number of about 18,000 visitors annually. Ecotourism started in Ladakh in mid 80s in the form of conservation of traditional

architecture when local communities realized the importance of their rich culture and

traditions being valued by the visiting tourists. However, while tourism became a major

source of income to people in Leh, most of the benefits stayed with outside (Delhi) based

travel agents thus leaving out the rural masses. During the last three years Snow Leopard Conservancy and The Mountain Institute have been

initiating ecotourism activities with local communities in the Hemis National Park as an

alternate livelihood and an indirect way to compensate losses of livestock from predatory

animals. However, local people while venturing into such new initiatives have tended to be

like blind men that are being led by NGO's so that they do not stumble along their paths.
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Publisher Place of Publication Leh, Ladakh, India Editor Wangchuk, R.; Dadul, J.
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ 1025 Serial 963
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Author Wikramanayake, E.
Title Tracking snow leopard and blue sheep, WWF conservationist Eric Wikramanayake goes on a wildlife survey in Bhutan Type Miscellaneous
Year Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Bhutan; blue-sheep; surveys; Jigme-Dorji; parks; park; reserve; protected-area; refuge; habitat; blue; sheep; browse; Jigme; Dorji; protected; area; 3980
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ 8 Serial 1021
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Author Wikramanayake, E.D.
Title Recommendations for Conservation Management of Jigme Dorji National Park Type Miscellaneous
Year 1995 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords conservation; management; parks; park; reserves; reserve; refuge; Bhutan; protected-area; Jigme-Dorji; browse; protected; area; 2450
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Notes Field Report submitted to Nature Conservation Section, RGOB, and WWF Bhutan Program. Date of Copyright: 1995 Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 282 Serial 1023
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Author Zhirnov, L.; Ilyinsky, V.
Title The Great Gobi National Park – a refuge for rare animals of the Central Asian deserts Type Book Whole
Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords gobi; Mongolia; parks; park; reserve; reserves; refuge; distribution; protected-area; browse; 2720
Abstract Discusses snow leopard distribution in Great Gobi National Park
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ 91 Serial 1081
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Author Kitchener, S.L., Merritt, D.A., Rosenthal, M.A.
Title Observations on the management, physiology, and hand rearing of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, from 1960-1974 Type Miscellaneous
Year 1974 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords snow leopard, captivity, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, management, physiology, hand rearing, birth
Abstract Data on the 28 snow leopards born at the zoo in a 13 year period.
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1226
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Author Freeman, H.
Title Breeding and behavior of the snow leopard Type Report
Year 1980 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords snow leopard, captivity, breeding, behavior, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1239
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Author Woodland Park Zoo
Title No vacancy Type Miscellaneous
Year 1980 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Winter Pages (up)
Keywords snow leopard, captivity, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1268
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Author Seneca Park Zoo
Title Meat loan saves leopard Type Miscellaneous
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Keywords snow l; eopard, captivity, Seneca Park Zoo
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1269
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Author Woodland Park Zoo
Title Snow leopard exhibit plan Type Miscellaneous
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Keywords snow leopard, captivity, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1273
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Author Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Yadong, X., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Gao, Y. Li, D.
Title Analysis of Conservation Gaps and Landscape Connectivity for Snow Leopard in Qilian Mountains of China Type Journal Article
Year 2022 Publication Sustainability Abbreviated Journal 1-13
Volume 14 Issue 1638 Pages (up)
Keywords national park; protection gap; landscape connectivity; habitat suitability
Abstract Human modification and habitat fragmentation have a substantial influence on large carnivores, which need extensive, contiguous habitats to survive in a landscape. The establishment of protected areas is an effective way to offer protection for carnivore populations by buffering them from anthropogenic impacts. In this study, we used MaxEnt to model habitat suitability and to identify conservation gaps for snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in the Qilian Mountains of China, and then assessed the impact of highways/railways and their corridors on habitat connectivity using a graph-based landscape connectivity model. Our results indicated that the study area had 51,137 km2 of potentially suitable habitat for snow leopards and that there were four protection gaps outside of Qilian Mountain National Park. The findings revealed that the investigated highway and railway resulted in a decrease in connectivity at a regional scale, and that corridor development might enhance regional connectivity, which strengthens the capacity of central habitat patches to act as stepping stones and improve connections between western and eastern habitat patches. This study emphasized the need for assessing the impact of highways and railways, as well as their role in corridor development, on species’ connectivity. Based on our results, we provide some detailed recommendations for designing protection action plans for effectively protecting snow leopard habitat and increasing habitat connectivity.
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Call Number SLN @ rakhee @ Serial 1686
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Author Ale S.
Title Have snow leopards made a comeback to the Everest region of Nepal? Type Report
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages (up) 1-21
Keywords snow; snow leopards; snow leopard; snow-leopards; snow-leopard; leopards; leopard; region; Nepal; Report; International; international snow leopard trust; International-Snow-Leopard-Trust; trust; program; 1960; endangered; Sagarmatha; High; Himalaya; tourism; impact; establishment; national; national park; National-park; park; 1980; area; Tibet; surveys; survey; status; Cats; cat; prey; research; project; sign; transects; transect; length; valley; Response; hunting; recovery; Himalayan; tahr; density; densities; range; pugmarks; sighting; 60; study; population; predators; predator; structure; prey species; prey-species; species; populations; mortality; effects; predation; population dynamics
Abstract In the 1960s, the endangered snow leopard was locally extirpated from the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) region of Nepal. In this Sherpa-inhabited high Himalaya, the flourishing tourism since the ascent of Mt Everest in 1953, has caused both prosperity and adverse impacts, the concern that catalyzed the establishment of Mt. Everest National Park in the region in 1976. In the late 1980s, there were reports that some transient snow leopards may have visited the area from adjoining Tibet, but no biological surveys exist to confirm the status of the cats and their prey. Have snow leopards finally returned to the top of the world? Exploring this question was the main purpose of this research project. We systematically walked altogether 24 sign transects covering over 13 km in length in three valleys, i.e. Namche, Phortse and Gokyo, of the park, and counted several snow leopard signs. The results indicated that snow leopards have made a comeback in the park in response to decades of protective measures, the virtual cessation of hunting and the recovery of the Himalayan tahr which is snow leopard's prey. The average sign density (4.2 signs/km and 2.5 sign sites/km) was comparable to that reported from other parts of the cats' range in the Himalaya. On this basis, we estimated the cat density in the Everest region between 1 to 3 cats per 100 sq km, a figure that was supported by different sets of pugmarks and actual sightings of snow leopards in the 60 km2 sample survey area. In the study area, tahr population had a low reproductive rate (e.g. kids-to-females ratio, 0.1, in Namche). Since predators can influence the size and the structure of prey species populations through mortality and through non-lethal effects or predation risk, snow leopards could have been the cause of the population dynamics of tahr in Sagarmtha, but this study could not confirm this speculation for which further probing may be required.
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Notes Progress report for the International Snow Leopard Trust Small Grants Program. Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ 1063 Serial 50
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