SLN Webinar – Perceptions of carnivore management interventions in Sweden and wildlife conflicts from the perspective of the individual.
Large carnivores are known to evoke strong emotions. These can influence consensus or social interactions between people promoting wildlife conservation and people who suffer from its negative consequences. Conservation interventions that aim to prevent or mitigate carnivore attacks on domestic animals are intended to promote coexistence between people and carnivores ...
Week 1: Mountain Ungulates
Hosted by Dr. Munib Khanyari Asia’s mountain ungulates play an important role in maintaining ecosystems by influencing vegetation structure and nutrient cycling. There is a need for more information about the population status of these ungulates, which carries special significance in the protection of the snow leopard across its range ...
New Article to the Bibliography
Please find details below of a new article added to our Bibliography: Title: Pastoral practices, pressures, Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice Open Access and human-wildlife relations in high altitude rangelands of eastern Himalaya: A case study of the Dokpa pastoralists of North Sikkim Author: Luxom, N. M., Singh, R., Theengh, ...
SLN Webinar – Climate risk for communities’ livelihoods & its implications for human-wildlife conflict
Climate change is perhaps the overarching threat to snow leopards and their habitat. Knowledge about its impact on the species, its habitat and the people who share that habitat is growing but still remains incomplete and fragmentary. As our understanding of climate change impacts changes over time the Snow Leopard ...
New Article to the Bibliography
Please find details below of a new article added to our Bibliography: Title: Spatial density pattern of Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica) in Pakistan Author: Ahmad, S., Ali, H., Asif, M., Khan, T, Din, N., Rehman, E. U., Hameed, S., Din, J. U., Nawaz, M. A. Abstract: Mountain ungulates perform a ...
New Article to the Bibliography
Please find details below of a new article added to our Bibliography: Title: How Snow Leopards Share the Same Landscape with Tibetan Agro-pastoral Communities in the Chinese Himalayas Author: Changxi, X., Bai, D., Lambert, J. P., Li, Y., Cering, L., Gong, Z., Riordan, P., Shi, K. Abstract: The snow leopard ...
Celebrating 20 years of the Snow Leopard Network- Webinar Recording now available
It all started back in 2002 – twenty years ago. The Snow Leopard Survival Summit brought together over 60 experts from 17 countries to develop what was to become the Snow Leopard Survival Strategy. From that meeting the Snow Leopard Network was founded with a Steering Committee of eight elected ...
New Article to the Bibliography
Title: Large Carnivore Ecology and Conservation in the High Mountains of Central Asia Author: Kachel, S.M. Abstract: Predators shape their ecosystems through myriad interactions with prey, other predators, and humans. However, the effects of these interactions may be contingent on multiple contextual factors, hindering prediction in any given community and ...
New Article to the Bibliography
Please find details below of a new article added to our Bibliography: Title: Assessing the potential of snow leopard tourism-related products and services in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal Author: Hanson, J. H., Schutgens, M., Baral, N., Leader-Williams, N. Abstract: Conservation Enterprise is increasingly promoted to support the conservation of ...
Week 2: Climate Change
Dr. Eirini Skrimizea Participatory climate risk assessment for integrating climate change considerations into development and conservation efforts. Climate risk assessments allow to understand climate risk and vulnerabilities, and can support in identifying and selecting adaptation strategies aligned with development goals and conservation efforts. The meaningful inclusion of the communities in ...
