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.
Amira Sharief +10 more
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No silver bullet? Snow leopard prey selection in Mt. Kangchenjunga, Nepal [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 In this study, we investigated the impact of domestic and wild prey availability on snow leopard prey preference in the Kangchenjunga Conservation Area of eastern Nepal—a region where small domestic livestock are absent and small wild ungulate prey are ...
Kamal Thapa +4 more
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Changes in ecological conditions may influence intraguild competition: inferring interaction patterns of snow leopard with co-predators [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Large-scale changes in habitat conditions due to human modifications and climate change require management practices to consider how species communities can alter amidst these changes.
Ranjana Pal +3 more
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Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Activity Patterns Using Camera Traps in the Qilian Mountain National Park (Qinghai Area), China [PDF]
AnimalsIn recent years, there has been growing concern about the condition of snow leopards. The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), an apex predator of alpine ecosystems, is essential for the structural and functional stability of ecosystems.
Hu Ma +7 more
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Range contraction of snow leopard (Panthera uncia). [PDF]
PLoS One, 2019 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) is native to mountain ranges of Central and South Asia, where it occurs from 3,000-4500 m elevation. The species is enlisted as "Endangered" by IUCN and its populations are reportedly declining. In the current study, we compared the past and current distribution ranges of the species using spatial analysis. We used Quantum
Mahmood T +5 more
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Drivers of snow leopard poaching and trade in Pakistan and implications for management [PDF]
Nature Conservation, 2022 The snow leopard is one of the highly valued species from high-altitude mountain ecosystems of Central and Southeast Asia, including Pakistan. This keystone species is facing a myriad of conventional and emerging threats, including poaching and trade ...
Jaffar Ud Din +10 more
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Ecology, Economy and Society – The INSEE Journal, 2021 Studies on common pool resource governance have largely focused on men, who tend to have disproportionate rights and ownership with regards property and resources.
Ranjini Murali +2 more
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Applying a gender lens to biodiversity conservation in High Asia
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2023 Community-based conservation efforts represent an important approach to facilitate the coexistence of people and wildlife. A concern, however, is that these efforts build on existing community structures and social norms, which are commonly dominated by ...
Justine Shanti Alexander +14 more
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Seasonal variation in daily activity patterns of snow leopards and their prey
Scientific Reports, 2022 The daily and seasonal activity patterns of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are poorly understood, limiting our ecological understanding and hampering our ability to mitigate threats such as climate change and retaliatory killing in response to livestock ...
Örjan Johansson +6 more
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Spatial density pattern of Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica) in Pakistan
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Mountain ungulates perform a key role in maintaining the balance of ecosystems as they are the primary consumers of vegetation and prey for large predators.
Shakeel Ahmad +8 more
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