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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 | Snow Leopard Conservancy | ||||
| Title | Snow Leopard Scouts from Mt. Everest | Type | Book Whole | ||
| Year | 2011 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 1-40 | ||
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| Abstract | Snow Leopard Scouts from Mt. Everest -- a sketch booklet – targeted to school students, their parents and other stakeholders to generate their interest on conservation. Because it is their effort, participating students are expected to share the booklet that vividly illustrates their own contributions -- with their parents, teachers, fellow villagers, and cohorts in the other schools. Note that all participants, snow leopard scouts, took part in outdoor activities – they were exposed to snow leopard habitat, encouraged to observe Himalayan tahr and other wildlife, and were engaged in nature debates, essay writings, a quiz contest, and wildlife drawings – all formed the basis for preparing this simple (trial) booklet – all materials for the booklet came from participating students. | ||||
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| Publisher | Snow Leopard Conservancy | Place of Publication | Callifornia, US | Editor | Anil Adhikari & Basu Kshitiz |
| Language | English & Nepalese | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| Notes | Concept, feedback and suggestions by: Som B. Ale, Rodney Jackson & Darla Hillard | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1302 | ||
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| Author | Anwar, M., Jackson, R., Nadeem, M., Janecka, J., Hussain, S., Beg, M., Muhammad, G., and Qayyum, M. | ||||
| Title | Food habits of the snow leopard Panthera uncia (Schreber, 1775) in Baltistan, Northern Pakistan | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2011 | Publication | European Journal of Wildlife Research | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | Issue | 3 March | Pages | 1-7 | |
| Keywords | Himalayas, Karakoram, Scat, Diet, Hair, Livestock, Biomass | ||||
| Abstract | The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) inhabits the high, remote mountains of Pakistan from where very little information is available on prey use of this species. Our study describes the food habits of the snow leopard in the Himalayas and Karakoram mountain ranges in Baltistan, Pakistan. Ninety-five putrid snow leopard scats were collected from four sites in Baltistan. Of these, 49 scats were genetically confirmed to have originated from snow leopards. The consumed prey was identified on the basis of morphological characteristics of hairs recovered from the scats. It was found that most of the biomass consumed (70%) was due to domestic livestock viz. sheep (23%), goat (16%), cattle (10%), yak (7%), and cattle–yak hybrids (14%). Only 30% of the biomass was due to wild species, namely Siberian ibex (21%), markhor (7%), and birds (2%). Heavy predation on domestic livestock appeared to be the likely cause of conflict with the local inhabitants. Conservation initiatives should focus on mitigating this conflict by minimizing livestock losses. | ||||
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| Publisher | Springer Berlin / Heidelberg | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| ISSN | 1612-4642 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1304 | ||
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| Author | Shrestha, B., Kindlmann, P. | ||||
| Title | Interactions between the Himalayan tahr, livestock and snow leopards in the Sagarmatha National Park | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2011 | Publication | Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World | Abbreviated Journal | |
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| Publisher | Place of Publication | Editor | Springer, dordrecht | ||
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| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1305 | ||
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| Author | Singh, N.J. | ||||
| Title | Animal – Habitat relationships in high altitude rangelands | Type | Manuscript | ||
| Year | 2008 | Publication | PhD Thesis | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 150 | ||
| Keywords | high altitude, homogeneous, argali, habitat selection, resource selection function, ENFA, stratified random sampling, sexual segregation, SSAS, livestock, predation, resources | ||||
| Abstract | This study conducted in the high altitude rangelands of Indian Transhimalaya, deals with basic questions regarding the ecology of an endangered species, the wildsheep Tibetan argali (Ovis ammon hodgsoni) and applied issues related to its conservation and potential conflict with the local nomadic pastoralists. The basic questions on ecology are aimed at delineating the habitat and resource selection processes, identifying factors causing sexual segregation and efficient surveying and sampling. The applied aspect focuses on the changing face of pastoralism and the potential impacts of modernising livestock husbandry on argali. Overall, the study provides a general framework towards the understanding of argali-habitat relationships at different spatio-temporal scales. The spatial determinant associated with altitude in the area, predicts argali habitat and resource selection in this relatively homogenous landscape. These determine the range of other topographic variables and forage characteristics selected by argali. The selection of feeding patches in the selected range of altitude and topography is mainly characterised by their greenness and the quality of plant groups. Adjusting to changing forage quality, argali display an opportunistic feeding strategy, selecting grasses in early spring and switching to forbs later in summer. Nevertheless, the habitat selection process did not appear to differ among the sexes to drive sexual segregation. There was, however, strong segregation among the sexes as well as between lactating and non lactating females. The reasons for segregation appeared to be predominantly social, but driven ultimately by predation and concomitantly by resources. The habitat selection information was used to design a stratified random sampling strategy that led to i) a significant reduction in survey effort in sampling these sparsely distributed species and ii) reduction in sampling bias. The applied aspect of the study outlines and evaluates the dramatic changes in the nomadic pastoralism that have occurred in the past five decades in the study area. These have led to a loss of pastures (-25 to -33%) of the nomads, consequent readjustment in traditional patterns of pasture use, intensified grazing pressures (25 to 70%) and rangeland degradation in the area. Such changes may have serious consequences on the survival of local wildlife, as tested with a study of the effects on argali of livestock presence and resource exploitation. Hence, a successful conservation and recovery strategy should focus on: minimising the impacts of livestock on argali, identifying the factors affecting the persistence of the current populations, increasing local sub populations of this species to prevent extinction due to stochastic events, prevent loss of genetic diversity and excessive fragmentation and thus ensuring gene flow. Ecological Niche Factor Analyses (ENFA), bias-reduced logistic regression and Fuzzy correspondence analyses (FCA) were used to answer habitat and resource selection questions. A sexual segregation and aggregation statistic (SSAS) was used to estimate the components of sexual segregation and test segregation. SSAS combined with canonical correspondence analyses (CCA) allowed the estimation of segregation based on habitat variables. Logistic regression models were formulated to estimate models on which the stratified random sampling strategy was based. The 9 Animal – Habitat relationships in high altitude rangelands overall study also included surveys, interviews and literature reviews to understand the nomads’ movement and pasture use patterns of their livestock. Kernel density estimations (KDE) were used to estimate extent of range overlaps between livestock and argali. |
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| Publisher | University of Tromsø | Place of Publication | Norway | Editor | |
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| Notes | PhD Thesis | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1306 | ||
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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 | Tytar, V., Hammer, M. | ||||
| Title | Mountain ghosts: snow leopards and other animals in the mountains of the Altai Republic, Central Asia | Type | Report | ||
| Year | 2011 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | Pages | 60 | ||
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| Abstract | This study was part of an expedition to the Altai Mountains in the Kosh Agach region of the Altai Republic, run by Biosphere Expeditions from 28 June to 7 August 2010. The aim was to continue a survey of snow leopard (Uncia uncia) in this area, as well as surveying the snow leopard's primary prey species, argali (Ovis ammon) and Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), together with secondary prey species. Using the Snow Leopard Information Management System (SLIMS) developed by the International Snow Leopard Trust (ISLT), presence/absence surveys (SLIMS form 1) of snow leopard and prey species were conducted throughout the study period across the entire survey area. In 2010 surveys were extended to areas away from the Talduair massif site to valleys and surrounding ridges of the Karaghem mountain pass. Interviews with local, semi-nomadic herders also formed an important part of the research procedure. The expedition also collected data for extended mammal, bird and plant inventories. No signs of snow leopard presence were recorded this year and there was no indication that the areas had been visited and used since the 2009 expedition. The developing relationship between the predator and prey species seems to be very fragile, so perhaps the decline in the prey species (particularly argali) may have driven the snow leopard out of the area. In addition, human disturbance is considered to be a severe and growing threat and may be responsible for the declining mammal diversity in general. Yet the study area still retains its importance as a habitat for snow leopard and as a corridor for snow leopard dispersal. The survey area urgently needs protection, but involving the local community and raising public awareness is vital if conservation initiatives are to succeed. Work on establishing four additional nature parks in the Republic of Tuva and the Sailugem Nature Reserve in the Republic of Altai, which will protect the biggest Russian population of the snow leopard, is in progress. | ||||
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| Corporate Author | Biosphere Expeditions | Thesis |
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| Publisher | Biosphere Expeditions | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| Notes | Expedition dates: 28 June – 7 August 2010 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1308 | ||
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| Author | WWF Russia & Mongolia | ||||
| Title | WWF Newsletter Altai-Sayan Ecoregion January – March 2011 | Type | Report | ||
| Year | 2011 | Publication | Abbreviated Journal | ||
| Volume | Issue | 15 | Pages | 13 | |
| Keywords | snow leopard, Mongolia, hunting | ||||
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| Publisher | WWF Russia & Mongolia | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1309 | ||
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| Author | Namgail, T. | ||||
| Title | Vigilance behaviour of the Tibetan argali Ovis ammon hodgsoni in the Indian Trans-Himalaya | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2007 | Publication | Acta Zoologica Sinica | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 53 | Issue | Pages | 195-200 | |
| Keywords | Tibertan argali, Ovis ammon, vigilance, dilution effect, Ladakh, Trans-Himalaya | ||||
| Abstract | An inverse relationship between individual vigilance level and group size is widely reported in many behavioral studies on animals across several taxa. It is generally held that such a relationship is due to a reduced probability of an individual being killed in larger groups. in the present investigation, I studied the vigilance behavior of the endangered Tibetan argali Ovis ammon hodgsoni in relation to group size and escape terrain. I hypothesized that an individual argali has a higher vigilance level in smaller groups and in habitats closer to cliffs than individuals living in larger groups and open areas (escape terrain). The results show that the vigilance of argali decreased with increasing group size, but there was no effect of escape terrain on its vigilance behavior. There were significant differences between age-sex groups: male, female and yearling in their time budgets. Females, compared to males and yearlings, spent more time being vigilant. They also foraged more and moved less than males. It is suggested that vigilance is an important anti-predator behavior amongst argali sheep. | ||||
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| Notes | Abstract also available in Chinese | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1310 | ||
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| Author | Namgail, T. | ||||
| Title | Winter birds of the Gya-Miru Wildlife Sanctuary, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2005 | Publication | Indian Birds | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 1 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 26-28 |
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| Abstract | A survey of the winter birds of the Gya-Miru Wildlife Sanctuary in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India was carried out between December 2002 and March 2003. 30 species were recorded, constituting 60% of the total resident species in Ladakh excluding Nubra Valley, and 10% of the total birds recorded in Ladakh (11% of the post-1960 records). 29 species (97%) of the birds recorded breed in Ladakh, while one, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos is a passage migrant. The most noteworthy sightings were four species of pheasants (Phasianidae) and two of owls (Strigidae). A preliminary assessment of the potential threats to the birds in the reserve was made. This is the first avifaunal survey of the reserve, and has implications for assessing the importance of the area for bird protection. | ||||
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| Notes | March-April 2005 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | SLN @ rana @ | Serial | 1311 | ||
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