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Author Mishra, C.; Fitzherbert, A. url 
  Title War and wildlife: a post-conflict assessment of Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor Type Journal Article
  Year (down) 2004 Publication Oryx Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 102-105  
  Keywords Afghanistan; fur trade; human-wildlife conflict; hunting; Lynx; marco polo sheep; snow leopard; Wakhan; wolf; 5270  
  Abstract Prior to the last two decades of conflict, Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor was considered an important area for conservation of the wildlife of high altitudes. We conducted an assessment of the status of large mammals in Wakhan after 22 years of conflict, and also made a preliminary assessment of wildlife trade

in the markets of Kabul, Faizabad and Ishkashem. The survey confirmed the continued occurrence of at least eight species of large mammals in Wakhan, of which the snow leopard Uncia uncia and Marco Polo sheep Ovis ammon are globally threatened. We found evidence of human-wildlife conflict in Wakhan due to livestock depredation by snow leopard and wolf Canis lupus. Large mammals are hunted for meat, sport, fur, and in retaliation against livestock depredation. The fur trade in Kabul is a threat to the snow leopard, wolf, lynx Lynx lynx and common leopard Panthera pardus.
 
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 512 Serial 694  
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Author Hussain, S. url 
  Title The status of the snow leopard in Pakistan and its conflict with local farmers Type Miscellaneous
  Year (down) 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 Anonymous url 
  Title Snow leopard conservation: a NABU project in Kyrgyzstan Type Journal Article
  Year (down) 2001 Publication Oryx Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 35 Issue 4 Pages 354-355  
  Keywords snow leopard; conservation; Kyrgyzstan; Nabu; endangered; illegal hunting; 5180  
  Abstract Since 1999, NABU, the German Society for Nature Conservation, has been organizing the conservation of snow leopards Uncia uncia in Kyrgyzstan in an international project in cooperation with the Kyrgyz Ministry of the Environment, Emergencies and Civil Defence and the Kyrgyz Ministry of the Interior. The animal, with its typical grey-beige patterned fur and bushy tail, is one of the most endangered big cats in the world. It is categorized as Endangered on the 2000 IUCN Red List and is on CITES Appendix I.  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 503 Serial 93  
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Author Dexel, B. url 
  Title Snow leopard conservation: a NABU project in Kyrgyzstan Type Journal Article
  Year (down) 2001 Publication Oryx Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 35 Issue 4 Pages 354-355  
  Keywords conservation; Kyrgyzstan; Nabu; project; snow leopard  
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  Notes Conservation news section. NABU (German Society for Conservation) project. Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 992 Serial 238  
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Author Wang, X.; Peng, J.; Zhou, H. url 
  Title Preliminary observations on the distribution and status of dwarf blue sheep Pseudois schaeferi Type Journal Article
  Year (down) 2000 Publication Oryx Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 34 Issue 1 Pages 21-26  
  Keywords Batang County of China; conservation; status; distribution; dwarf blue sheep; Pseudois schaeferi.; 5190  
  Abstract Describes the drastic decline of the dwarf blue sheep since the 1950's primarily due to over-hunting. There are an estimated 200 individuals remaining in a 295 square km range in Batang county, China. The authors recommend urgent protection for this species.  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 504 Serial 1004  
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Author Jiang, Z.; Diqiang; Wang, Z. url 
  Title Population declines of Przewalski's gazelle around Qinghai Lake, China Type Journal Article
  Year (down) 2000 Publication Oryx Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 34 Issue 2 Pages 129-135  
  Keywords China; conservation; gazelle; Procapra przewalski; threatened species; 5160  
  Abstract Przewalski's gazelle Procapra przewalskii is endemic to China and is classified as Critically Endangered by IUCN-The World Conservation Union. Historically, the species occurred in parts of the provinces of Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and Qinghai but now appears to be restricted to three populations around Qinghai Lake. These three populations-Bird Island, Hudong-Ketu and Yuanzhe-have all declined since 1988. The populations have been monitored since 1994 and the smallest, on Bird Island, appears to be on the brink of extinction, with only seven individuals being recorded in 1998. In the same year, the Hudong- Ketu population comprised 56 individuals (29.4 per cent males, 50 per cent females and 21 per cent juveniles) and the Yuanzhe population 51 individuals (29.4 per cent males, 43.1 per cent females and 27.5 per cent juveniles). The causes of the declines vary for each population but include loss of habitat as a result of desertification, poaching and, possibly, wolf predation. Human activity and high juvenile mortality are major threats to the continued survival of the gazelle. Conservation measures proposed are: (i) the establishment of a special reserve for Przewalski's gazelle; (ii) a study of the wolf-gazelle relationship and control of the number of wolves if necessary; (iii) a search for remnant populations of Przewalski's gazelle in other regions in their historical range and the identification of suitable sites for translocation and establishment of new populations.  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 501 Serial 492  
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Author Reading, R.P.; Mix, H.; Lhagvasuren, B.; Blumer, E.S. url 
  Title Status of wild Bactrian camels and other large ungulates in south-western Mongolia Type Journal Article
  Year (down) 1999 Publication Oryx Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 33 Issue 3 Pages 247-255  
  Keywords argali; Asian wild ass; Bactrian camels; Camelus bactrianus; goitred gazelle; Mongolia.; 5230  
  Abstract Abstract Wild Bactrian camels Camelus bactrianus ferus are endangered. Surveys over the past several decades suggest a marked decline in camel numbers and reproductive success. However, most surveys were made using methods that precluded rigorous population estimation. The need for more accurate surveys resulted in an aerial survey of known and suspected camel habitat in Mongolia during March 1997. We estimated density, group density and population size of large mammals in south-western Mongolia using the interactive computer program DISTANCE. We recorded sufficient data for population modelling of wild Bactrian camels, goitred gazelles Gazella subgutturosa, Asian wild asses Equus hemionus and argali sheep Ovis ammon. We observed 277 camels in 27 groups (mean group size = 10.269 +- 2.38 SE camels: group). Modelling yielded a population estimate of 198 +- 802 SE camels in the survey area. Population modelling for other ungulates yielded estimates of 6046 +- 1398 SE goitred gazelles, 1674 +- 506 SE Asian wild asses and 909 +- 303 SE argalis. Discrepancies between population estimates of ungulates in our survey and previous surveys are discussed with regard to methods used and robustness of results obtained. We also discuss conservation implications for wild Bactrian camels and other Mongolian ungulates.  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 508 Serial 812  
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Author Reading, R.P.; Amgalanbaatar, S.; Mix, H.; Lhagvasuren, B. url 
  Title Argali Ovis ammon surveys in Mongolia's South Gobi Type Journal Article
  Year (down) 1997 Publication Oryx Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 31 Issue 4 Pages 285-294  
  Keywords Mongolia; argali; gobi; livestock; population; status; 5220  
  Abstract Claims poaching and competition with domestic livestock are threatening the argali's survival in Mongolia. The author's conducted aerial and ground surveys in the South Gobi and estimated a populaton size of approximately 3,900 argali.  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 507 Serial 811  
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Author Heinen, J.T.; Leisure, B.   
  Title A new look at Himalayan Fur Trade Type Journal Article
  Year (down) 1993 Publication Oryx Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 27 Issue 4 Pages 231-238  
  Keywords fur; trade; coat; pelt; poaching; hunting; hunter; browse; 2970  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 198 Serial 376  
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Author Schaller, G.B.; Hong, L.; Talipu, J.; Mingjiang, R.Q.   
  Title The snow leopard in Xinjiang, China Type Journal Article
  Year (down) 1988 Publication Oryx Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 22 Issue 4 Pages 197-204  
  Keywords China; Xinjiang; asia; refuges; parks; reserves; snow-leopard; prey; livestock; predators; herders; fur; management; snow leopard; browse; 930  
  Abstract Snow leopards live in the mountains of Central Asia, their range stretching from Afganastan to Lake Baikal in Eastern Tibet. They are endangered throughout their range, being hunted as predators of mains livestock and for their skin. Much of the snow leopards range lies in China, but not enough is known about its staus there for effective conservation. As part of a project to assess China's high altitude wildlife resources the authors conducted a survey in Xinjiang- a vast arid region of deserts and mountains. Although the snow leopard and other wildlife have declined steeply in Xinjiang in recent decades, the cta still persists and one area has the potential to become one of the best refuges for the species in its entire range. Its future in XInjiang, howevere, depends on well protected reserves, enforcement of regulations against killing the animal, and proper managemnt of the prey species.  
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  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 129 Serial 868  
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