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Author | Theile, S. | ||||
Title | Fading Footprints: The Killing and Trade of Snow Leopards | Type | Report | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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Keywords | snow; leopard; poaching; trade; traffic; Cites; endangered; hunting; 5130 | ||||
Abstract | Snow Leopards, in a genus of their own, are endangered big cats. They inhabit rugged, mountainous terrain, in 12 range States – Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. There are regional differences in prey, but the cats' natural prey includes ungulates and rodents. The global population of Snow Leopards is estimated to be between about 4000 and 7000, but sharp declines in populations have been reported over the past decade from parts of the species's range. High levels of hunting for the animals' skins and for live animals, for zoos, during the last century contributed to the species's endangered status and, from the 1970s, legal measures were taken for its protection. In 1975, the species was listed in Appendix I of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora) and in 1985 it became an Appendix-I species of the Convention of Migratory Species. It has been accorded nation-wide legal protection in almost every range State, in some cases since the 1970s. In spite of such provision, Snow Leopards have been hunted during the 1990s in numbers as high as at any time in the past and this killing continues in the present century. This report details the status of illegal poaching and trade in snow leopards in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. |
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Publisher | Traffic International | Place of Publication | Caimbridge, UK | Editor | |
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ 499 | Serial | 965 | ||
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Author | Tursunov Kh. | ||||
Title | The Ugam-Chatkal national park. The Chatkal state biosphere nature reserve | Type | Miscellaneous | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
Volume | Issue | Pages | 7-10 | ||
Keywords | Uzbekistan; Ugam Chatkal national park; Chatkal nature reserve; flora; fauna; endangered species; snow leopard.; 8430; Russian | ||||
Abstract | Established in 1990, the Ugam-Chatkal national park occupies an area of 668,350 ha and is the largest protected natural area in Uzbekistan. This area is famous for its rich species diversity. A number of rare and endangered plant and animal species, including among the others snow leopard, is found here. Being a core zone (strictly protected natural area), the Chatkal nature reserve is an integral part of the park. Snow leopard is periodically observed in the Tereksay river valley in the Maidantal area. | ||||
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Notes | Full text available in RussianJournal Title: Ecologic problems of the West Tien Shan. | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | SLN @ rana @ 820 | Serial | 976 | ||
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Author | Ying-xiang, W. | ||||
Title | A complete checklist of mammal species and subspecies in China, a taxonomic and geographic reference | Type | Miscellaneous | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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Keywords | 5610; species; China; taxonomic | ||||
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Publisher | China Forestry Publishing House | Place of Publication | Beijing | Editor | |
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ 545 | Serial | 1059 | ||
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Author | Mallon, D. | ||||
Title | An early record of snow leopard in Myanmar | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | Cat News | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 39 | Issue | Autumn | Pages | 24 |
Keywords | snow leopard, Myanmar | ||||
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1253 | ||
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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 | Namgail, T. | ||||
Title | Gya-Miru: last refuge of the Tibetan argali | Type | Magazine Article | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | Sanctuary Asia | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 23 | Issue | Pages | 16-21 | |
Keywords | Tibetan argali, Ovis ammon | ||||
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1313 | ||
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Author | Jackson, R., Hillard, D. | ||||
Title | Non-invasive Monitoring to Support Local Stewardship of Snow Leopards and Their Prey: Annual progress report summary | Type | Report | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
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Abstract | Under this grant awarded by The Leonard X. Bosack and Bette M. Kruger Foundation through the auspices of Cat Action Treasury, SLC set out to accomplish the following outcomes in our Stewardship Program: As of July 1, 2003 we completed the following major activities: * Tested and compared different remote sensor and camera configurations to determine which is most reliable at “capturing” passing snow leopards; * Investigated sampling strategies and camera trap placement with respect to snow leopard travel patterns and marking behavior; * Compared different survey methods: direct (non-invasive capture of photos and DNA material contained in hairs), and indirect (sign transects and presence/absence surveys under the standard SLIMS protocol); * Assessed the attitude of local people toward snow leopards, wolves and other wildlife as well as their perceptions of benefits and costs associated with the Hemis National Park, in order to craft more effective conservation and park management measures. These activities mesh with SLC’s ongoing program of predator-proofing livestock corrals in settlements of the Hemis National Park, as well as outside protected areas (including Zanskar, Lingshed and Kanji. For each village’s corrals that are improved, we estimate that five or more snow leopards are saved from retaliatory killing by shepherds who lose valuable livestock. Our program in assisting villagers to gain supplementary income from tourism-related activities is gaining strength, with trainings in 10 settlements this spring. SLC brought staff of KCC, the Khangchenjunga Conservation Committee, a local NGO based in Sikkim to assist in the skills training and to exchange ideas and experiences from other areas. Following on from the groundwork laid during the first Bosack-Kruger grant to SLC, we launched a major initiative in collaboration with the Mountain Institute, the Himalayan Homestay program. Funding for this is being provided by UNESCO. For further information on these and other snow leopard conservation efforts, see our newly designed web-page. The following paragraphs summarize our accomplishments to date, supported by this grant. For detailed information, please consult the following reports, which are being mailed under separate cover: 1) “Local People’s Attitudes toward Wildlife Conservation in Hemis National Park with Special Reference to the Conservation of Large Predators” (prepared by Rodney Jackson, Rinchen Wangchuk and Jigmet Dadul) 2) “Non-Invasive Monitoring to Support Stewardship of Snow Leopards and Their Prey: Evaluation of Remote Camera Traps for Censusing Snow Leopards” (prepared by Rodney Jackson and Jerry Roe). |
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Notes | Submitted to: The Leonard X. Bosack and Bette M. Kruger Charitable Foundation; submitted by the Snow Leopard Conservancy | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1337 | ||
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Author | Zou, H., Zheng, X. | ||||
Title | China Snow Leopard Conservation Strategy Investigation and Analysis | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | China Wildlife | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | Issue | Pages | 54-55 | ||
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Notes | Hongfei Zou, Xin Zheng | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1366 | ||
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Author | Hussain, S. | ||||
Title | The status of the snow leopard in Pakistan and its conflict with local farmers | Type | Miscellaneous | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | Oryx | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 37 | Issue | Pages | 26-33 | |
Keywords | Central Karakorum,farmer-wildlife conflict; livestock predation,snow leopard,Uncia uncia,; Western Himalayas. | ||||
Abstract | Between 1998 and 2001 I carried out surveys in four areas in the Baltistan district of the Northern Areas of Pakistan to estimate the population of the snow leopard and to examine the threats to its future conservation. I estimate that a total of 36-50 snow leopards are present in the areas surveyed. Based on the availability of suitable snow leopard habitat and of its prey species, I estimate that 90-120 snow leopards are potentially present in Baltistan and 300-420 throughout its range within Pakistan's borders. Although this estimate is higher than extrapolations based on earlier surveys, the long-term future of the snow leopard is under threat. This is mainly due to retaliatory killings by farmers, and poaching for pelts and other body parts. Species-focused conservation policies, particularly those targeting ungulates for the promotion of trophy hunting, may constitute an additional threat to snow leopard conservation in the region. However, all forms of threats to the snow leopard in Baltistan appear to emanate from the relatively poor economic conditions of the local people. | ||||
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Call Number | SLN @ rana @ 898 | Serial | 401 | ||
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Author | Abdunazarov B.B. | ||||
Title | Number of some species of rare mammals of Uzbekistan | Type | Miscellaneous | ||
Year | 2003 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
Volume | Issue | Pages | 11 | ||
Keywords | Uzbekistan; rare mammals; number; snow leopard.; 5790; Russian | ||||
Abstract | It gives expert assessment of number for the rare mammals from Uzbekistan: Tien Shan brown bear (600), Central Asian otter (100), Turkestan lynx (100-150), snow leopard (30), Severtzov's argali (2500), Bukhara urial (200), markhor (300), Menzbier's marmot (22,000). All species included in Uzbek Red Data book. | ||||
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Notes | Full text available in RussianJournal Title: Mammals of the Russia and neighbouring countries. Proceedings of the conference. | Approved | no | ||
Call Number | SLN @ rana @ 559 | Serial | 25 | ||
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