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Author Suryawanshi, K.
Title An encounter in snow Type Magazine Article
Year 2011 Publication FRONTLINE Abbreviated Journal
Volume 28 Issue 10 Pages
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Abstract In the trans-Himalayan region, a conservation effort has reduced conflicts between snow leopards and pastoralists. Photographs & text by author.
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Notes http://www.frontline.in/stories/20110520281005800.htm; INDIA'S NATIONAL MAGAZINE, from the publishers of THE HINDU, May 7-20, 2011 Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1316
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Author Kinoshita, K., Inada, S., Seki, K., Sasaki, A., Hama, N., Kusunoki, H.
Title Long-Term Monitoring of Fecal Steroid Hormones in Female Snow Leopards (Panthera uncia) during Pregnancy or Pseudopregnancy Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication PLoS ONE Abbreviated Journal
Volume 6 Issue 5 Pages e19314. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019314
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Abstract Knowledge of the basic reproductive physiology of snow leopards is required urgently in order to develop a suitable management conditions under captivity. In this study, the long-term monitoring of concentrations of three steroid hormones in fecal matter of three female snow leopards was performed using enzyme immunoassays: (1) estradiol-17&#946;, (2) progesterone and (3) cortisol metabolite. Two of the female animals were housed with a male during the winter breeding season, and copulated around the day the estradiol-17&#946; metabolite peaked subsequently becoming pregnant. The other female was treated in two different ways: (1) first housed with a male in all year round and then (2) in the winter season only. She did not mate with him on the first occasion, but did so latter around when estradiol-17&#946; metabolite peaked, and became pseudopregnant. During pregnancy, progesterone metabolite concentrations increased for 92 or 94 days, with this period being approximately twice as long as in the pseudopregnant case (31, 42, 49 and 53 days). The levels of cortisol metabolite in the pseudopregnant female (1.35 µg/g) were significantly higher than in the pregnant females (0.33 and 0.24 µg/g) (P<0.05). Similarly, during the breeding season, the levels of estradiol-17&#946; metabolite in the pseudopregnant female (2.18 µg/g) were significantly higher than those in the pregnant females (0.81 and 0.85 µg/g) (P<0.05). Unlike cortisol the average levels of estradiol-17&#946; during the breeding season were independent of reproductive success.

The hormone levels may also be related to housing conditions and the resulting reproductive success in female leopards. The female housed with a male during the non-breeding season had high levels of cortisol metabolites and low levels of estradiol-17&#946; in the breeding season, and failed to become pregnant. This indicates that housing conditions in snow leopards may be an important factor for normal endocrine secretion and resulting breeding success.
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Publisher Texas A & M University Place of Publication United States of America Editor Sharon Gursky-Doyen
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Notes PLoS ONE 6(5): e19314. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019314 Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1317
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Author Sharma, K., McCarthy, T.
Title Counting cats: toward a framework for evaluating snow leopard (Panthera uncia) conservation efforts Type Miscellaneous
Year 2011 Publication Poster Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue March Pages
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Notes Poster presented at Zoos and Aquariums Committing to Conservation Conference, Seattle, WA March 2011 Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1325
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Author Hameed, S.
Title Population status of the snow leopard and its conflict with local people in laspur valley, Chitral, Pakistan Type Manuscript
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 1-77
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Abstract The present study was designed to determine the status of snow leopard in Laspur valley, Chitral (Khyber Pakhtunkhawa) by using multiple census methods.
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Publisher Place of Publication Pakistan Editor
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Notes M.Phil Thesis, Pir Mehr Ali Shah (PMAS) – Arid Agriculture University Approved yes
Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1327
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Author Ashraf, N.
Title Competition For Food Between Markhor And Domestic Goat In Chitral, Pakistan Type Manuscript
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 1-76
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Abstract The present study was, therefore, designed to collect data on feeding aspects of Markhor and domestic goat in Chitral area, in order to examine the extent of resource competition between two species. The objectives of study were;

To analyze the food composition of Markhor and domestic goat.

To determine the degree of competition between Markhor and domestic goat in terms of forage consumption.

To provide recommendation for managing Markhor habitat and reducing competition with domestic livestock.
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Notes M.Phil Thesis, Pir Mehr Ali Shah (PMAS) – Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1328
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Author Khatoon, R.
Title Snow leopard (uncia uncia) diet selection in the Chitral area Type Manuscript
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 1-90
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Abstract The present study will also show the dependence of snow leopard on wild prey versus domestic livestock as a food. This study will also help to estimate the highest livestock loss tends to occur in the areas due to which human and snow leopard conflict arises. As food selection varies according to the environment and availability of prey species therefore a diet study in local context would help to improve understanding of feeding ecology, and also provide scientific basis for effective conservation measures.

The objectives of the present study are

To determine the food preference of snow leopard in wild

To determine seasonal variation in selection of food by snow leopard.
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Publisher Place of Publication Pakistan Editor
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Notes M.Phil thesis, Pir Mehr Ali Shah (PMAS) – Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1329
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Author Padmanabhan, S.
Title Rinchen Wangchuk – (1969-2011) Type Magazine Article
Year 2011 Publication Sanctuary Asia Abbreviated Journal
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Abstract On March 26, 2011, the world of conservation became poorer by the passing away of Rinchen Wangchuk, the Founder and Director of the Snow Leopard Conservancy-India Trust (SLC-IT) in Leh. Rinchen had been ill for the past three years, having been diagnosed with a deteriorating neurological condition for which traditional medical systems and allopathy have no cure yet. Over the past decade, Rinchen, affectionately referred to as the “snow leopard man” by friends, had played a pivotal role in Ladakh, having initiated one of the most successful community-based initiatives that had changed local people’s perceptions of predators like the snow leopard and Tibetan wolf from “pests” to a valued asset.
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Author Paltsyn, M.
Title Snow leopard status and conservation in Russia (update 20 Type Miscellaneous
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 1-34
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1331
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Author WWF Russia & WWF Mongolia Programme Office
Title Altai-Sayan Ecoregion WWF Newsletter April-June 2011 Type Report
Year 2011 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume April-June Issue 16 Pages 1-15
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Author Jane&#269; ka, J.E., Munkhtsog, B., Jackson, R.M., Naranbaatar, G., Mallon, D.P. & Murphy, W.J.
Title Comparison of noninvasive genetic and camera-trapping techniques for surveying snow leopards Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Journal of Mammalogy Abbreviated Journal
Volume 92 Issue 4 Pages 771-783
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Abstract The endangered snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is widely but sparsely distributed throughout the mountainous regions of central Asia. Detailed information on the status and abundance of the snow leopard is limited because of the logistical challenges faced when working in the rugged terrain it occupies, along with its secretive nature. Camera-trapping and noninvasive genetic techniques have been used successfully to survey this felid. We compared noninvasive genetic and camera-trapping snow leopard surveys in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. We collected 180 putative snow leopard scats from 3 sites during an 8-day period along 37.74 km of transects. We then conducted a 65-day photographic survey at 1 of these sites, approximately 2 months after scat collection. In the site where both techniques were used noninvasive genetics detected 5 individuals in only 2 days of fieldwork compared to 7 individuals observed in the 65-day camera-trapping session. Estimates of population size from noninvasive genetics ranged between 16 and 19 snow leopards in the 314.3-km2 area surveyed, yielding densities of 4.9–5.9 individuals/100 km2. In comparison, the population estimate from the 65-day photographic survey was 4 individuals (adults only) within the 264-km2 area, for a density estimate of 1.5 snow leopards/100 km2. Higher density estimates from the noninvasive genetic survey were due partly to an inability to determine age and exclude subadults, reduced spatial distribution of sampling points as a consequence of collecting scats along linear transects, and deposition of scats by multiple snow leopards on common sites. Resulting differences could inflate abundance estimated from noninvasive genetic surveys and prevent direct comparison of densities derived from the 2 approaches unless appropriate adjustments are made to the study design.
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Notes DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-036.1; URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1644/10-MAMM-A-036.1 Approved no
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