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Sustainable management of the saiga antelope [PDF]
Oryx, 1994 The saiga antelope is exploited principally for its horn. Two major factors will influence the manager's decision about the best sustainable hunting strategy for the saiga: the climatic unpredictability of the region in which it lives and the effects of highly selective hunting for males on the population dynamics of the species.
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SAIGA TATARICA L. RUSSIA’S ENDANGERED SPECIES
Юг России: экология, развитие, 2016 Aim. The saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica L.) is the last hoofed mammal surviving in the Russian steppe which is on the verge of extinction today. The aim of this article is to assess the current state of the saiga in Russia, determine the causes of the ...
V. A. Minoranskii, V. I. Dankov
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Rapidly assessing the risks of infectious diseases to wildlife species [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Predicting the likelihood of rare events is increasingly demanded by risk managers. A key challenge is dealing with different types of uncertainty, including epistemic uncertainties (lack of knowledge), stochasticity (inherent randomness) and natural ...
Wendy Beauvais +4 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 The 2016–2017 introduction of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) into livestock in Mongolia was followed by mass mortality of the critically endangered Mongolian saiga antelope and other rare wild ungulates.
Mathieu Pruvot +21 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Saiga tatarica (Ruminantia; Pecora; Bovidae) isolate Wuwei in China
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 This report described the complete mitochondrial genome of the Saiga antelope, Saiga tatarica, from the Gansu Endangered Animal Research Center (GEARC) in Gansu Province, China.
Xin Ding +7 more
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Illegal and Unsustainable Wildlife Hunting and Trade in Mongolia [PDF]
Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2004 Recent reports and studies document dramatic declines in a wide variety of wildlife species in Mongolia. The prime driver in these declines appears to be illegal and unsustainable hunting, both for local trade and consumption and for the international ...
Peter Zahler +7 more
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Drivers of human attitudes towards wolves Canis lupus in Kazakhstan
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Kazakhstan is recognized as a key stronghold for the grey wolf (Canis lupus). Nonetheless, the wolf status and the dynamics of human‐wolf coexistence in the region remain poorly understood. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring current attitudes towards wolves in Kazakhstan and identify the underlying drivers of these attitudes.
Alyona Koshkina +5 more
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HELMINTHS OF SAIGA ANTELOPE IN KAZAKHSTAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2005 Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) graze extensively on livestock pasture, potentially enabling transmission of a wide range of parasitic helminths between saigas and domestic ruminants. Thirty-six of the 38 species of helminth that have been found in saigas in Kazakhstan in the past have been found also in domestic livestock.
Morgan, ER +4 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Our understanding of the recolonization of northwest Europe in the period leading up to the Lateglacial Interstadial relies heavily on discoveries from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK). Gough's Cave is the richest Late Upper Palaeolithic site in the British Isles, yielding an exceptional array of human remains, stone and organic artefacts, and butchered ...
Silvia M. Bello +2 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2020 Changing human behavior is essential for biodiversity conservation, but robust approaches for large scale change are needed. Concepts like repeat message exposure and social reinforcement, as well as mechanisms like online news coverage and targeted ...
Hunter Doughty +5 more
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