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Author Hameed, S.
Title Population status of the snow leopard and its conflict with local people in laspur valley, Chitral, Pakistan Type Manuscript
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) Issue Pages 1-77
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Abstract The present study was designed to determine the status of snow leopard in Laspur valley, Chitral (Khyber Pakhtunkhawa) by using multiple census methods.
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Corporate Author Thesis Master's thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Pakistan Editor
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Notes M.Phil Thesis, Pir Mehr Ali Shah (PMAS) – Arid Agriculture University Approved yes
Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1327
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Author Ashraf, N.
Title Competition For Food Between Markhor And Domestic Goat In Chitral, Pakistan Type Manuscript
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) Issue Pages 1-76
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Abstract The present study was, therefore, designed to collect data on feeding aspects of Markhor and domestic goat in Chitral area, in order to examine the extent of resource competition between two species. The objectives of study were;

To analyze the food composition of Markhor and domestic goat.

To determine the degree of competition between Markhor and domestic goat in terms of forage consumption.

To provide recommendation for managing Markhor habitat and reducing competition with domestic livestock.
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Corporate Author Thesis Master's thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Pakistan Editor
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Notes M.Phil Thesis, Pir Mehr Ali Shah (PMAS) – Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1328
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Author Khatoon, R.
Title Snow leopard (uncia uncia) diet selection in the Chitral area Type Manuscript
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) Issue Pages 1-90
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Abstract The present study will also show the dependence of snow leopard on wild prey versus domestic livestock as a food. This study will also help to estimate the highest livestock loss tends to occur in the areas due to which human and snow leopard conflict arises. As food selection varies according to the environment and availability of prey species therefore a diet study in local context would help to improve understanding of feeding ecology, and also provide scientific basis for effective conservation measures.

The objectives of the present study are

To determine the food preference of snow leopard in wild

To determine seasonal variation in selection of food by snow leopard.
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Corporate Author Thesis Master's thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Pakistan Editor
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Notes M.Phil thesis, Pir Mehr Ali Shah (PMAS) – Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1329
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Author Padmanabhan, S.
Title Rinchen Wangchuk – (1969-2011) Type Magazine Article
Year 2011 Publication Sanctuary Asia Abbreviated Journal
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Abstract On March 26, 2011, the world of conservation became poorer by the passing away of Rinchen Wangchuk, the Founder and Director of the Snow Leopard Conservancy-India Trust (SLC-IT) in Leh. Rinchen had been ill for the past three years, having been diagnosed with a deteriorating neurological condition for which traditional medical systems and allopathy have no cure yet. Over the past decade, Rinchen, affectionately referred to as the “snow leopard man” by friends, had played a pivotal role in Ladakh, having initiated one of the most successful community-based initiatives that had changed local people’s perceptions of predators like the snow leopard and Tibetan wolf from “pests” to a valued asset.
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1330
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Author Paltsyn, M.
Title Snow leopard status and conservation in Russia (update 20 Type Miscellaneous
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) Issue Pages 1-34
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Notes Powerpoint presentation, many maps; Author is project coordinator for WWF-Russia Approved no
Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1331
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Author Jackson, R., Wangchuk, R.
Title People-wildlife conflicts in the trans-Himalaya Type Conference Article
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) Issue Pages 1-10
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Abstract Wildlife-related crop and livestock damage is emerging as a leading source of conflict between local communities, protected areas and park managers throughout India and the Himalayan region (Kharel 1997, Mishra 1997, Saberwal et al. 1994 and Sekhar 1998). For example, a comprehensive household-level survey of herders living in Nepal’s Annapurna Conservation Area suggested that predation accounted for 63% of all livestock mortality over a 18-24 month period, mostly attributable to snow leopard (Jackson et al. 1996). Oli et al. (1994) reported the predation rate at 2.6% of the stockholding, with losses representing as much as 25% of the average household’s per capita income. Hardly surprisingly, most local people held strongly negative attitudes toward snow leopard and wolf. In the Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary in Lahaul-Spiti, Mishra (1997) reported that 18% of the livestock holding were killed over a 18 month period, amounting to 1.6 animals per household perannum, with an estimated total value of US $ 128 per family per year. Villages received compensationin only 28 of 131 reported cases. According to local residents, predation rates in the sanctuary had increased markedly since its establishment. Mishra (1997) attributes this to a dramatic increase in livestock numbers accompanying a shift rom subsistence to a more commercially-based animal husbandry pattern.

The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of livestock damage from wild carnivores and how protected area managers could best approach this contentious issue. The author uses Hemis National Park as a case study example, focusing on baseline information gathering, and past, current and proposed remedial actions for reducing losses and compensating livestock owners.
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1332
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Author Snow Leopard Conservancy
Title Snow Leopard Conservancy Annual Report, 2001 Type Report
Year 2001 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) Issue Pages 1-8
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Abstract This report outlines the conservation and education actions undertaken in 2001 by the Snow Leopard Conservancy(SLC) toward preserving the endangered snow leopard, which is found in the mountains of twelve Central Asian countries. We augmented our program in Ladakh, India and launched new projects in Nepal and Tibet. We also laid the ground work for new community-based snow leopard conservation initiatives in Nepal's former Kingdom of Mustang,and in Manang, the country's most frequented trekking region after Mt. Everest.
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1333
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Author Jackson, R., Hillard, D.
Title The Snow Leopard Conservancy Year-end report 2002 Type Report
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) Issue Pages
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Abstract While the SLC is just two years old, our twenty years of field experience, numerous contacts and well-established professional relationships have enabled us to work as a mature organization. The Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) has been instrumental in building awareness of the SLC within the community, and in raising $85,000 in individual donations and merchandise sales which comprised 46% of our 2002 operating budget. With our overhead costs kept to a minimum and being substantially underwritten, donor dollars can be used directly and effectively in the field. With our donors and volunteers committed to helping us build our sustainability, we look forward to even greater success in saving snow leopards in partnership with local people.
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1334
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Author Dexel, B.
Title The Illegal Trade in Snow Leopards: A Global Perspective Type Report
Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) Issue Pages 1-34
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Abstract The snow leopard (Uncia uncia) was listed by the CITES Parties in 1975 on Appendix I. Since then cross-border trade has become an ever increasing threat to snow leopards, but no further measures have been taken in the framework of the convention to stop the on-going illegal trade in live specimen, parts and derivatives. Many range countries did not become a party to CITES till the late 1990s and some have not joined at all. The species is fully protected in every range country under the respective national laws and hunting as well as the trade in live specimen and parts is prohibited. All range countries with the exception of Bhutan have difficulties in enforcing these provisions.

The national and international trade in live specimen, skins and bones is, according to the global network of snow leopard experts (SLN), the major threat to the survival of the species, particularly in Central Asia. (SLSS 2002).

This report is the first of its kind to assimilate the somewhat scarce information available, and to provide the Parties with evidence on the existence of this trade which, if no comprehensive measures are implemented as a matter of urgency, will lead to the extinction of this unique species. It also presents new trade data derived from investigations by the Kirghiz snow leopard enforcement group, Gruppa Bars, which is part of the joint Snow Leopard Conservation Programme of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and the German Society for Nature Conservation (NABU).
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Call Number SLN @ rana @ Serial 1336
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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
Volume (up) Issue Pages 1-6
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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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