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An intriguing find of an early Middle Pleistocene European snow leopard, Panthera uncia pyrenaica ssp. nov. (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae), from the Arago cave (Tautavel, Pyrénées-Orientales, France) [PDF]

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 2022
A complete mandible of a leopard-sized cat from the early Middle Pleistocene Arago cave MIS 14 level (Tautavel, France) was at first assigned to the snow leopard, Panthera uncia .
Helmut Hemmer
exaly   +3 more sources

Free-ranging livestock affected the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered snow leopard (Panthera uncia). [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2023
Long recognized as a threat to wildlife, particularly for large carnivores, livestock grazing in protected areas can potentially undermine conservation objectives.
Li J, Shi X, He X, Li D, Hu Q, Zhang Y, Ran J.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Livestock Depredations and Prevention Strategies to Foster Human‐Carnivore Coexistence in Western Mongolia's High Mountain Systems [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
The decline of large carnivores and the overabundance of livestock practices contribute significantly to ecosystem degradation. Large carnivores, through livestock depredations, can cause substantial economic damage leading to resentment among herders ...
Marcello Franchini, Charleen Gavette, Rodney Jackson, Kayley Bateman, Ashleigh Lutz‐Nelson, Geraldine Werhahn, Yelik Nurbat, Marco Zaccaroni, Fabio Dartora, Munkhtsog Bayaraa, Claudio Augugliaro   +10 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Seasonal space use and habitat selection of GPS collared snow leopards (Panthera uncia) in the Mongolian Altai range. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Although the home range and habitat selection of animal species is among the fundamental pieces of biological information collected by research projects during recent decades, published information on the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) home range is ...
Rosenbaum B, Poyarkov AD, Munkhtsog B, Munkhtogtokh О, Hernandez-Blanco JA, Alexandrov DY, Chimeddorj B, Galtulga B, Munkhnast D, Bayaraa M, Rozhnov VV, Comte S.   +11 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Seasonal Prey Abundance and Food Plasticity of the Vulnerable Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) in the Lapchi Valley, Nepal Himalayas. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
Simple Summary The snow leopard is an apex predator, residing in mountain ecosystems in Asia. This study was conducted in the Lapchi Valley of the Nepal Himalayas between November 2021 and March 2023 to investigate the seasonal variations in its prey ...
Koju NP, Gosai KR, Bashyal B, Byanju R, Shrestha A, Buzzard P, Beisch WB, Khanal L.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Landscape use and co-occurrence pattern of snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and its prey species in the fragile ecosystem of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2022
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) plays a vital role in maintaining the integrity of the high mountain ecosystem by regulating prey populations and maintaining plant community structure.
Sharief A, Kumar V, Singh H, Mukherjee T, Dutta R, Joshi BD, Bhattacharjee S, Ramesh C, Chandra K, Thakur M, Sharma LK.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Viral metagenomic analysis reveals diverse viruses and a novel bocaparvovirus in the enteric virome of snow leopard (Panthera uncia). [PDF]

Heliyon
The enteric virome, comprising a complex community of viruses inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract, plays a significant role in health and disease dynamics.
Chukwudozie KI, Wang H, Wang X, Lu C, Xue J, Zhang W, Shan T.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Modeling Current and Future Habitat Suitability for the Snow Leopard (<i>Panthera uncia</i>) Under Climate Change Scenarios in Nepal. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
The snow leopard ( Panthera uncia ), a Vulnerable apex predator endemic to the mountainous regions of Central and South Asia. It plays a vital role in maintaining the ecological integrity of high‐altitude ecosystems.
Budha M, Karki J, Khadka B, Koju NP.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Activity Patterns Using Camera Traps in the Qilian Mountain National Park (Qinghai Area), China. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Simple Summary Understanding the activity patterns of snow leopards is important for the conservation of this species, but the activity patterns of snow leopards in the Qilian Mountain National Park (Qinghai area) are largely unknown.
Ma H, Qiuying B, Rong Z, Zhang J, Liang G, Ma S, Gao Y, Chen S.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

New data on the location of the snow leopard Panthera uncia (Schreber, 1775) and the stone marten Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777) in the Katon-Karagai State National Natural Park (Kazakhstan Altai) [PDF]

Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2021
The article provides new data on the location and distribution of the snow leopard Panthera uncia and the stone marten Martes foina in the Katon-Karagai State National Natural Park (South-Western Altai, Eastern Kazakhstan).
Aliya U. Gabdullina, Zhomart B. Amanbaev, Erik T. Kasymov   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources