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| Author | Lovari, S., Boesi, R., Minder, I., Mucci, N., Randi, E., Dematteis, A., and Ale, S. B. | ||||
| Title | Restoring a keystone predator may endanger a prey species in a human-altered ecosystem: the return of the snow leopard to Sagarmatha National Park | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2009 | Publication | Animal Conservation | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 12 | Issue | Pages | 559-570 | |
| Keywords | conservation, food habits, genetics, Hemitragus jemlahicus, Himalayan tahr, management, microsatellite, predation, presence, scat, scat analysis, snow leopard, Uncia uncia | ||||
| Abstract | Twenty-five years ago, the snow leopard Uncia uncia, an endangered large cat, was eliminated from what is now Sagarmatha National Park (SNP). Heavy hunting pressure depleted that area of most medium-large mammals, before it became a park. After three decades of protection, the cessation of hunting and the recovery of wild ungulate populations, snow leopards have recently returned (four individuals). We have documented the effects of the return of the snow leopard on the population of its main wild prey, the Himalayan tahr Hemitragus jemlahicus, a 'near-threatened' caprin. Signs of snow leopard presence were recorded and scats were collected along a fixed trail (130 km) to assess the presence and food habits of the snow leopard in the Park, from 2004 to 2006. Himalayan tahr, the staple of the diet, had a relative occurrence of 48% in summer and 37% in autumn, compared with the next most frequent prey, musk deer Moschus chrysogaster (summer: 20%; autumn: 15%) and cattle (summer: 15%; autumn: 27%). In early summer, the birth rate of tahr (young-to-female ratio: 0.8-0.9) was high. The decrease of this ratio to 0.1-0.2 in autumn implied that summer predation concentrated on young tahr, eventually altering the population by removing the kid cohort. Small populations of wild Caprinae, for example the Himalayan tahr population in SNP, are sensitive to stochastic predation events and may be led to almost local extinction. If predation on livestock keeps growing, together with the decrease of Himalayan tahr, retaliatory killing of snow leopards by local people may be expected, and the snow leopard could again be at risk of local extinction. Restoration of biodiversity through the return of a large predator has to be monitored carefully, especially in areas affected by humans, where the lack of important environmental components, for example key prey species, may make the return of a predator a challenging event. | ||||
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| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1122 | ||
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| Author | Jackson, R. | ||||
| Title | Threatened wildlife, crop, and livestock depredation and grazing in the Makalu-Barun Conservation Area | Type | Report | ||
| Year | 1990 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | April | Pages | 1-105 | |
| Keywords | Nepal, Makalu-Barun Conservation Area, grazing, depredation | ||||
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| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1170 | ||
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| Author | Alexander, D. | ||||
| Title | Report from a troubled land: The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan crushed oe of the most promising conservation programs in the Third World | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 1980 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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| Keywords | snow leopard, Afghanistan, conservation, Soviet, war | ||||
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| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1257 | ||
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| Author | Jackson, R. | ||||
| Title | A radio-telemetry study of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in Nepal with emphasis on conservation and predator-prey relations | Type | Report | ||
| Year | 1980 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | March | Pages | ||
| Keywords | snow leopard, Nepal, conservation, radio telemetry, prey | ||||
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| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1260 | ||
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| Author | Anonymous | ||||
| Title | You can help save the snow leopard | Type | Miscellaneous | ||
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| Keywords | Pakistan, snow leopard, conservation | ||||
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| Language | Pakistani | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| Notes | English translation. Year unknown. | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1270 | ||
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| Author | Bagchi, S., Mishra, C., Bhatnagar, Y.V., McCarthy, T. | ||||
| Title | Out of Steppe? Pastoralism and ibex conservation in Spiti. | Type | Report | ||
| Year | 2002 | Publication | CERC Technical Report No. 7 | Abbreviated Journal | |
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| Keywords | steppe, snow leopard, pastoral, conservation, ibex, Spiti, India | ||||
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| Corporate Author | Nature Conservation Foundation, India; Wildlife Institute of India, International Snow Leopard Trust, Seattle | Thesis | |||
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| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1274 | ||
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| Author | Rosen, T. | ||||
| Title | From Yellowstone to the Karakorums: A journey to understand conflicts with large carnivores | Type | Magazine Article | ||
| Year | 2010 | Publication | NRCC News | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 23 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 12-13 |
| Keywords | Pakistan, Project Snow Leopard, Baltistan Wildlife Conservation and Development Organization | ||||
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| Notes | NRCC News (Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative) annual newsletter: bridging science and policy to advance conservation. Fall 2010, issue 23(1). | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1295 | ||
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| Author | WWF Russia & Mongolia | ||||
| Title | WWF Altai-Sayan Newsletter | Type | Report | ||
| Year | 2010 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | 14 | Pages | ||
| Keywords | Altai Sayan, WWF, camera trap, Argut River, poaching, conservation, Tuva | ||||
| Abstract | A Snow Leopard – A Treasure of Tuva. A beautiful animal as a winner of a wide-scale public vote WWF will train a Scat Detection Dog for snow leopard monitoring project WWF assessed the possibility to fight illegal helicopter hunting WWF considers support of antipoaching activities an essential part of wildlife conservation in Altai – Sayan Snow Leopard Camera Trapping in Argut River Valley “Stars” of Tuva appeal to Snow Leopard Conservation |
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| Corporate Author | Communication Staff of Altai - Sayan Programme in Russia and Mongolia | Thesis | |||
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| Notes | October-December 2010. Email: tivanitskaya@wwf.ru | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1297 | ||
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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 | Khatiwada, J.R. & Chalise, M.K. | ||||
| Title | Status of snow leopard and conflict perception in Kangchenjunga Conservation Area, Eastern Nepal | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2006 | Publication | Nepalese Journal of Zoology | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 1 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 1-8 |
| Keywords | Uncia uncia, Kangchenjunga Conservation Area, livestock depredation, blue sheep | ||||
| Abstract | Kangchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) is situated in the Taplejung district at the north-eastern region of Nepal. Livestock keeping is the main activity of people for making a living amidst a conflict with snow leopard (Uncia uncia). Each year snow leopard kills a number of livestock resulting significant economic losses for the poor people living in this remote area. Unless the people – snow leopard conflicts is well understood and appropriate conflict management activities are implemented, the long run co-existence between people and snow leopard –especially the existence of snow leopard in this part of the world–will be in question. This has now become an utmost important as the aspiration of the people for economic development has risen significantly and the area has been open to tourism. Study was done by counting snow leopard signs walking systematically in total 18 snow leopard sign transects covering 18.01 km in length in three sites, i.e. Lonak, Khambachen and Dudhpokhari of the Conservation Area. The average sign density was 12.63/km. The livestock depredation by snow leopard for one year (2005-06) was studied by interviewing the herders to understand the responsible and specific bio-physical and economic factors. The study revealed that sub-adult yaks were mostly hunted by snow leopard. Cattle's' winter (December-April) pastures are most vulnerable sites for predation. Presence of bushes, forest and boulders and rugged mountain crevices make good hides for snow leopard. The study also showed that a lax animal guarding system was significantly responsible for high livestock depredation by snow leopard. Blue sheep was observed by walking in selected trails and from vantage points. A total of 354 individual sheep of different age and sex of 14 different herds were recorded during the study period. The study showed that improvement in livestock guarding system should be adopted as the most important activity. However despite the importance of livestock in the KCA it is still not well understood why the herders neglect for proper livestock guarding. Proper guarding system required in winter pastures to reduce the depredation pressure. | ||||
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| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1319 | ||
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