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Berger, J., Buuveibaatar, B., Mishra, C. |
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Globalization of the Cashmere Market and the Decline of Large Mammals in Central Asia |
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679-689 |
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fashion, herders, India, Mongolia, saiga, trade |
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As drivers of terrestrial ecosystems, humans have replaced large carnivores in most areas, and
human influence not only exerts striking ecological pressures on biodiversity at local scales but also has
indirect effects in distant corners of the world. We suggest that the multibillion dollar cashmere industry
creates economic motivations that link western fashion preferences for cashmere to land use in Central
Asia. This penchant for stylish clothing, in turn, encourages herders to increase livestock production which
affects persistence of over 6 endangered large mammals in these remote, arid ecosystems. We hypothesized
that global trade in cashmere has strong negative effects on native large mammals of deserts and grassland
where cashmere-producing goats are raised. We used time series data, ecological snapshots of the biomass
of native and domestic ungulates, and ecologically and behaviorally based fieldwork to test our hypothesis.
In Mongolia increases in domestic goat production were associated with a 3-fold increase in local profits for
herders coexisting with endangered saiga (Saiga tatarica). That increasing domestic grazing pressure carries
fitness consequences was inferred on the basis of an approximately 4-fold difference in juvenile recruitment among blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) in trans-Himalayan India. Across 7 study areas in Mongolia, India, and China’s Tibetan Plateau, native ungulate biomass is now <5% that of domestic species. Such trends suggest ecosystem degradation and decreased capacity for the persistence of native species, including at least 8 Asian endemic species: saiga, chiru (Pantholops hodgsoni), Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), snow leopard (Panthera uncia), khulan (Equus hemionus), kiang (E. kiang), takhi (E. przewalski), and wild yak (Bos mutus). Our results suggest striking yet indirect and unintended actions that link trophic-level effects to markets induced by the trade for cashmere. |
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Indian Wildlife Protection Act |
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conservation; protection; India; browse; 1840; indian; wildlife |
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Lydekker, R. |
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The Game Animals of India, Burma, Malaya, and Tibet |
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prey; predators; game; India; Burma; Malaya; Tibet; browse; 1930 |
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Rowland Ward |
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ProCite field [12]: (1907) |
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Stockley, G. |
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Big Game Shooting In the Indian Empire |
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hunting; big-game; India; browse; big; game; 2000 |
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Stockley, G. |
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Stalking in the Himalayas and Northern India |
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Himalaya; India; hunting; big-game; browse; big game; big; game; 2010 |
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Dang, H. |
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The snow leopard and its prey |
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1967 |
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The Cheetal |
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India; predator; prey; hunting; status; distribution; kills; behavior; predation; habitat; browse; 2330 |
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Discusses distribution and habitat of snow leopard in India. Estimates population of 200-400 in entire Himalayan region. Reports seventeen occasions of observing snow leopards in the wild, one involving the killing of Himalayan thar. Discusses snow leopard hunting methods and food habits, and provides evidence of predation from examination of 17 snow leopard kills. |
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Poulton, S.M.C. |
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A report on the feasibility of an ecological study of the snow leopard in northern India |
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Green, M.J.B. |
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Status, distribution and conservation of the Snow leopard in North India |
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1982 |
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International Pedigree Book of Snow Leopards |
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status; India; conservation; distribution; browse; 2150 |
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Osborne, B.C.; Mallon, D.P.; Fraser, S.J.R. |
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Ladkh, threatened stronghold of rare Himalayan mammals |
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1983 |
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Ladakh; India; pelt; coat; hunting; poaching; distribution; skin; livestock; herders; predator; prey; browse; 3290 |
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Reports the results of seven visits to Ladakh over past five years. The snow leopard occurs throughout Ladakh but is not common. Livestock are often taken in winter. At least five snow leopards were shot in the Suru Valley over the past five years. The pelt is worth about $350 in Srinagar. |
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Johnsingh, A.J.T. |
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Large Mammalian predator-prey in Bandipur |
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1983 |
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J.Bombay Nat.Hist.Soc. |
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India; predator; prey; browse; 3790 |
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