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Author | WWF Russia & Mongolia | ||||
Title | WWF Newsletter Altai-Sayan Ecoregion July – September 2011 | Type | Report | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
Volume | Issue | 17 | Pages | 1-22 | |
Keywords | snow leopard, Mongolia, hunting, argali, Land of the Snow Leopard, Altai-Sayan, Russia, poaching, reserve, | ||||
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1363 | ||
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Author | Williams, N. | ||||
Title | 2008 International Conference on Range-wide Conservation Planning for Snow Leopards: Saving the Species Across its Range | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2008 | Publication | Cat News | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 48 | Issue | Pages | 33-34 | |
Keywords | Panthera, conference,Beijing, China, 2008, planning, Wildlife Conservation Society, Snow Leopard Trust, Snow Leopard Network, Chinese Institute of Zoology | ||||
Abstract | Over 100 snow leopard experts, enthusiasts, and government officials gathered in the outskirts of Beijing, China from March 7–11, 2008 for the firstever International Conference on Range-wide Conservation Planning for Snow Leopards. Conference organizers included Panthera, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Snow Leopard Trust (SLT), Snow Leopard Network (SLN), and the Chinese Institute of Zoology. | ||||
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1344 | ||
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Author | Rodgers, T. W.,Janecka, J. E. | ||||
Title | Applications and techniques for non-invasive faecal genetics research in felid conservation | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2013 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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Keywords | Conservation . Elusive species . Faecal DNA . Felidae . Non-invasive genetics | ||||
Abstract | Non-invasive genetic techniques utilising DNA extracted from faeces hold great promise for felid conservation research. These methods can be used to establish species distributions, model habitat requirements, analyse diet, estimate abundance and population density, and form the basis for population, landscape and conservation genetic analyses. Due to the elusive nature of most felid species, non-invasive genetic methods have the potential to provide valuable data that cannot be obtained with traditional observational or capture techniques. Thus, these methods are particularly valuable for research and conservation of endangered felid species. Here, we review recent studies that use non-invasive faecal genetic techniques to survey or study wild felids; provide an overview of field, laboratory and analysis techniques; and offer suggestions on how future non-invasive genetic studies can be expanded or improved to more effectively support conservation. |
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Call Number | SLN @ rakhee @ | Serial | 1430 | ||
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Author | Karanth, K.U., Nichols, J.D., Seidensticker, J., Dinerstein, E., David Smith, J.L., McDougal, C., Johnsingh, A.J.T., Chundawat, R.S., Thapar, V. | ||||
Title | Science deficiency in conservation practice: the monitoring of tiger populations in India | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | Animal Conservation | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 6 | Issue | Pages | 141-146 | |
Keywords | population monitoring, sampling, tiger, pugmark, census, pugmark census | ||||
Abstract | Conservation practices are supposed to get refined by advancing scientific knowledge. We study this phenomenon in the context of monitoring tiger populations in India, by evaluating the ‘pugmark census method’ employed by wildlife managers for three decades. We use an analytical framework of modern animal population sampling to test the efficacy of the pugmark censuses using scientific data on tigers and our field observations. We identify three critical goals for monitoring tiger populations, in order of increasing sophistication: (1) distribution mapping, (2) tracking relative abundance, (3) estimation of absolute abundance. We demonstrate that the present census-based paradigm does not work because it ignores the first two simpler goals, and targets, but fails to achieve, the most difficult third goal. We point out the utility and ready availability of alternative monitoring paradigms that deal with the central problems of spatial sampling and observability. We propose an alternative sampling-based approach that can be tailored to meet practical needs of tiger monitoring at different levels of refinement. | ||||
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Publisher | The Zoological Society of London | Place of Publication | United Kingdom | Editor | |
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1307 | ||
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Author | Singh, N.J. | ||||
Title | Animal – Habitat relationships in high altitude rangelands | Type | Manuscript | ||
Year | 2008 | Publication | PhD Thesis | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 150 | ||
Keywords | high altitude, homogeneous, argali, habitat selection, resource selection function, ENFA, stratified random sampling, sexual segregation, SSAS, livestock, predation, resources | ||||
Abstract | This study conducted in the high altitude rangelands of Indian Transhimalaya, deals with basic questions regarding the ecology of an endangered species, the wildsheep Tibetan argali (Ovis ammon hodgsoni) and applied issues related to its conservation and potential conflict with the local nomadic pastoralists. The basic questions on ecology are aimed at delineating the habitat and resource selection processes, identifying factors causing sexual segregation and efficient surveying and sampling. The applied aspect focuses on the changing face of pastoralism and the potential impacts of modernising livestock husbandry on argali. Overall, the study provides a general framework towards the understanding of argali-habitat relationships at different spatio-temporal scales. The spatial determinant associated with altitude in the area, predicts argali habitat and resource selection in this relatively homogenous landscape. These determine the range of other topographic variables and forage characteristics selected by argali. The selection of feeding patches in the selected range of altitude and topography is mainly characterised by their greenness and the quality of plant groups. Adjusting to changing forage quality, argali display an opportunistic feeding strategy, selecting grasses in early spring and switching to forbs later in summer. Nevertheless, the habitat selection process did not appear to differ among the sexes to drive sexual segregation. There was, however, strong segregation among the sexes as well as between lactating and non lactating females. The reasons for segregation appeared to be predominantly social, but driven ultimately by predation and concomitantly by resources. The habitat selection information was used to design a stratified random sampling strategy that led to i) a significant reduction in survey effort in sampling these sparsely distributed species and ii) reduction in sampling bias. The applied aspect of the study outlines and evaluates the dramatic changes in the nomadic pastoralism that have occurred in the past five decades in the study area. These have led to a loss of pastures (-25 to -33%) of the nomads, consequent readjustment in traditional patterns of pasture use, intensified grazing pressures (25 to 70%) and rangeland degradation in the area. Such changes may have serious consequences on the survival of local wildlife, as tested with a study of the effects on argali of livestock presence and resource exploitation. Hence, a successful conservation and recovery strategy should focus on: minimising the impacts of livestock on argali, identifying the factors affecting the persistence of the current populations, increasing local sub populations of this species to prevent extinction due to stochastic events, prevent loss of genetic diversity and excessive fragmentation and thus ensuring gene flow. Ecological Niche Factor Analyses (ENFA), bias-reduced logistic regression and Fuzzy correspondence analyses (FCA) were used to answer habitat and resource selection questions. A sexual segregation and aggregation statistic (SSAS) was used to estimate the components of sexual segregation and test segregation. SSAS combined with canonical correspondence analyses (CCA) allowed the estimation of segregation based on habitat variables. Logistic regression models were formulated to estimate models on which the stratified random sampling strategy was based. The 9 Animal – Habitat relationships in high altitude rangelands overall study also included surveys, interviews and literature reviews to understand the nomads’ movement and pasture use patterns of their livestock. Kernel density estimations (KDE) were used to estimate extent of range overlaps between livestock and argali. |
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Publisher | University of Tromsø | Place of Publication | Norway | Editor | |
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1306 | ||
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Author | Gronberg, E. | ||||
Title | Movement patterns of snow leopard (Panthera uncia) around kills based on GPS location clusters | Type | Report | ||
Year | 2011 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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Keywords | snow leopard, Panthera, Mongolia, Snow Leopard Trust, predator, prey, kill, behavior | ||||
Abstract | Research concerning movement patterns of wild animals has been advancing since GPS technology arrived. But studying the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is still difficult because of the harsh territory it inhabits in Central Asia. This study took place in south Gobi, Mongolia, and aimed to estimate the time spent at kills and the maximum distance away from kills between visits. Snow leopards were monitored with GPS collars that took a location every five or seven hours. Potential kill sites were established by identifying clusters of GPS-locations in ArcGIS and visited in the field for confirmation. ArcGIS was used to calculate the distance between cluster and GPS-locations. I used two buffer zones (100 m and 500 m radius) to define the time snow leopards spent at kills. It was found that snow leopard age and prey category affected time spent at kills and also that snow leopard sex together with prey category affected the maximum distance moved away from kills between visits. Season had no significant effect on either time at kills or distance moved away from kills between visits. Snow leopards spent on average 3.2 days at their kills in the 100 m buffer zone and 3.5 days at their kills in the 500 m buffer zone. Subadults stayed longer at kills than adults and animals of both age categories spent longer time on larger prey. The mean maximum distance moved away from kills between visits was 179 m in the 100 m buffer zone and 252 m in the 500 m buffer zone. Female snow leopards moved further away from kills between visits than male snow leopards. Both the number of days spent on kills and maximum distance moved away from kills between visits increased when kills consisted of more than one animal. This study has provided some basic information on snow leopard behaviors around their kills but also highlights the need to monitor more snow leopards before more solid conclusions can be drawn as this study was based on based on a relatively small sample. | ||||
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Notes | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1301 | ||
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Author | Sharma, K. | ||||
Title | The mysterious irbis | Type | Magazine Article | ||
Year | 2008 | Publication | Sanctuary Asia | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 28 | Issue | 6 | Pages | 52-57 |
Keywords | Mongolia, Snow Leopard Conservation Fund, Panthera, Snow Leopard Trust, long-term, ecology, Tost, snow leopard | ||||
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1300 | ||
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Author | Richardson, N. | ||||
Title | The snow leopard: ghost of the mountains | Type | Newspaper Article | ||
Year | 2010 | Publication | The telegraph | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | Issue | 16 Dec 2010 | Pages | ||
Keywords | Mongolia, Snow Leopard Trust, Panthera, snow leopard, research | ||||
Abstract | Snow leopards face the threats of poaching, habitat loss and diminishing prey. In remotest Mongolia, a research team is keeping tabs on this iconic and elusive species. | ||||
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Notes | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8207266/The-snow-leopard-ghost-of-the-mountains.html | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1292 | ||
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Author | Houston Zoological Society | ||||
Title | Houston's summer snow | Type | Miscellaneous | ||
Year | 1979 | Publication | Hou-Zoo | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | Issue | Pages | H2=H3 | ||
Keywords | snow leopard, captivity, Houston Zoo | ||||
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1214 | ||
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Author | Dhungel, S.K. | ||||
Title | A glimpse of Sagarmatha: world's highest national park | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 1982 | Publication | Tigerpaper | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | IX | Issue | 2 | Pages | 11-14 |
Keywords | International-Snow-Leopard-Trust, Sagarmatha, Mt. Everest, Nepal | ||||
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1210 | ||
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