Climate Change and Human Pressure: Assessing the Vulnerability of Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Habitat Integrated With Prey Distribution on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionClimate change is significantly altering the distribution of large carnivores and their primary prey species, with particular emphasis on the changing prey distribution in high‐altitude regions. The Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau, known for its rich biodiversity,
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Is water an important resource for the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in periods when terrain is covered with snow? [PDF]
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2020 Some mammalian species that inhabit cold environments are known to eat snow to fulfill their water requirements. However, there is a potential trade-off between eating snow and drinking water because of the considerable energy that the body invests in ...
Dale M. Kikuchi +4 more
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Modeling Current and Future Habitat Suitability for the Snow Leopard (<i>Panthera uncia</i>) Under Climate Change Scenarios in Nepal. [PDF]
Ecol EvolBudha M, Karki J, Khadka B, Koju NP.
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Long-term monitoring of fecal steroid hormones in female snow leopards (Panthera uncia) during pregnancy or pseudopregnancy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Knowledge of the basic reproductive physiology of snow leopards is required urgently in order to develop a suitable management conditions under captivity. In this study, the long-term monitoring of concentrations of three steroid hormones in fecal matter
Kodzue Kinoshita +5 more
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Prey preferences of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia): regional diet specificity holds global significance for conservation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The endangered snow leopard is a large felid that is distributed over 1.83 million km(2) globally. Throughout its range it relies on a limited number of prey species in some of the most inhospitable landscapes on the planet where high rates of human ...
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife MedicineOsteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease affect many species of nondomestic felid and negatively impact quality of life in managed care settings. Previously, pain management options were limited because of the frequency of comorbidities such as renal disease and common difficulty encountered in medication administration.
R. D. Richard +2 more
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Silent Signals in the Snow: Tracking the Spatio-Temporal Territorial Marking Behavior of Snow Leopards (Panthera uncia) in the Mountainous Region of Baltistan, Pakistan. [PDF]
Ecol EvolZaman M, Chen Y, Jackson R, Hussain S.
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NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING SNOW LEOPARD (PANTHERA UNCIA) POPULATIONS IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan Journal of ScienceA rare and endangered carnivore, the snow leopard (Panthera uncial) is frequently regarded as a flagship species for biodiversity conservation and a gauge of ecosystem health. But the main challenge in its monitoring is its relatively low population, huge home space, and isolated habitat.
Tariq Mahmood +3 more
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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 +2 more
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An unusual lowest elevation record of snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in Nepal.
Snow Leopard ReportsThe snow leopard, Panthera uncia, is a flagship species of the mountainous region in South and Central Asia. In Nepal Himalayas, the species is distributed from 3000 to 6000 m. The present finding of a snow leopard on 23 January 2024 at an elevation of 146 m. in Charghare, Urlabari of Morang District was an unusual record.
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