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Author Williams, P. A. url 
  Title A GIS ASSESSMENT OF SNOW LEOPARD POTENTIAL RANGE AND PROTECTED AREAS THROUGHOUT INNER ASIA; AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNET MAPPING SERVICE FOR SNOW LEOPARD PROTECTION Type Manuscript
  Year 2006 Publication (up) Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 101  
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  Abstract Snow leopard distribution knowledge is a critical conservation need. During the 2003 Snow Leopard Symposium, a pressing demand for a comprehensive collection of observation data became apparent. Expanding the knowledge of population distribution will help identify areas for conservation and add validity to the potential range map developed by Hunter and Jackson (1997). An equally strong need is an analysis of the extent of protected-area coverage of snow leopard habitat. Another crucial requirement is accurate representation and immediate availability of data to researchers throughout the range.

This project was developed in cooperation with the International Snow Leopard Trust, the Snow Leopard Conservancy, and International Center of Applied Ecology. It is also supported by the Snow Leopard Network, an affiliation of individuals working together to establish effective conservation of the snow leopard throughout Inner Asia. The specific goals of this project are to collect and graphically depict existent knowledge of snow leopard distribution and identify areas lacking data; evaluate the potential range map; assess protected areas to see if snow leopards occur indiscriminately; and produce an internet geographical database and interactive mapping service for research.

This thesis validates the potential range map created by Jackson and Hunter (1997). The majority of sightings (88%) fall within the modeled potential range. This suggests that the map is accurate in representing habitat that supports snow leopards. The thesis also highlights varying degrees of support for protected areas. Most of the potential range lies outside of protected areas. Consequently, most countries contain less than 47 percent of their sightings within protected area boundaries.

This thesis organized and analyzed existing snow leopard data in a geodatabase to evaluate the potential range map and effectiveness of protected areas throughout the range. The geodatabase and internet mapping service provides a standardized method of data exchange and communication among researchers. This is a small step forward in the conservation of the snow leopard, but creates a necessary foundation for future collaborative data exchange projects to follow. The technologies and methodologies used here should be expanded to meet the individual needs of projects.
 
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1345  
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Author Karmacharya, D. url 
  Title Field Protocol – Scat Collection for Genetic Analysis Type Miscellaneous
  Year 2011 Publication (up) Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 1-11  
  Keywords field protocol, scat collection, scat, genetic analysis, Nepal  
  Abstract Project funded by Snow Leopard Conservation Grant Program. Center for Molecular Genetics, Nepal.  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1346  
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Author WWF Russia & WWF Mongolia Programme Office url 
  Title Altai-Sayan Ecoregion WWF Newsletter April-June 2011 Type Report
  Year 2011 Publication (up) Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume April-June Issue 16 Pages 1-15  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1349  
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Author Kuznetsov, B.A. url 
  Title Province of mountains of Central Asia Type Journal Article
  Year 1948 Publication (up) Abbreviated Journal  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1350  
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Author International Snow Leopard Trust url 
  Title ISLT Hires Snow Leopard Conservationist in India Type Magazine Article
  Year 1998 Publication (up) Abbreviated Journal  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1357  
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Author WWF Russia & Mongolia url 
  Title WWF Newsletter Altai-Sayan Ecoregion July – September 2011 Type Report
  Year 2011 Publication (up) 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 Bai, Y. url 
  Title Snow Leopard Poaching and Trafficking Trade Survey Project Progress Reports in Xinjiang, China Type Report
  Year 2004 Publication (up) Abbreviated Journal  
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  Notes Yunwen Bai Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1370  
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Author Wildlife Times url 
  Title Wildlife Times Type Magazine Article
  Year 2011 Publication (up) Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue November Pages  
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  Abstract Snow Leopard Count – A census of Snow Leopard has started in Mustang District, Nepal  
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  Call Number SLN @ rakhee @ Serial 1373  
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  Abstract Mountain ungulates around the world have been threatened by illegal hunting, habitat modification, increased livestock grazing, disease and development. Mountain ungulates play an important functional role in grasslands as primary consumers and as prey for wild carnivores, and monitoring of their populations is important for conservation purposes. However, most of the several currently available methods of estimating wild ungulate abundance are either difficult to implement or too expensive for mountainous terrain. A rigorous method of sampling ungulate abundance in mountainous areas that can allow for some measure of sampling error is therefore much needed. To this end, we used a combination of field data and computer simulations to test the critical assumptions associated with double-observer technique based on capture-recapture theory. The technique was modified and adapted to estimate the populations of bharal (Pseudois nayaur) and ibex (Capra sibirica) at five different sites. Conducting the two double-observer surveys simultaneously led to underestimation of the population by 15%. We therefore recommend separating the surveys in space or time.  
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  Call Number SLN @ rakhee @ Serial 1377  
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Author Snow Leopard Conservation Fund, Snow Leopard Trust, Panthera url 
  Title Mining and Snow Leopard Conservation: Tost- Tosonbumba Mountains of Gurvantes Soum, South Gobi Mongolia Type Report
  Year 2010 Publication (up) Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 1-18  
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  Abstract The Tost-Tosonbumba Mountains of South Gobi represent one of the most impressive habitats for the endangered snow leopard Panthera Uncia, supporting amongst the highest population density of this rare cat reported so far from across it's global range. A prestigious multi-institutional internal research collaboration was initiated in Tost-Tosonbumba in 2008 with the establishment of a sate of the art research station. Yet, lying outside any protected area, this important snow leopard population and its habitat face direct and urgent threats due to mining. Initiation of mining in the region would (i) severely impact an important snow leopard population and destroy much of its habitat, (ii) compromise the possibility of genetic exchange of snow leopards over a much larger landscape (iii) lay to waste ten years of effort with local communities that have involved improving livelihoods and seeking their co-operation in snow leopard conservation and (iv) squander the opportunity for Mongolia to continue a prestigious one of a kind, long-term international collaborative program on snow leopard research. It is critical that mining licenses in snow leopard habitats of the region be immediately revoked, and the local communities be supported in their efforts to develop the Tost-Tosonbumba Mountains into a local protected area.  
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  Call Number SLN @ rakhee @ Serial 1381  
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