In the shadows of snow leopards and the Himalayas: density and habitat selection of blue sheep in Manang, Nepal
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6959
Abstract: Abstract There is a growing agreement that conservation needs to be proactive and pay increased attention to common species and to the threats they face. The blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) plays a key ecological role… read more here.
Keywords: blue sheep; habitat selection; conservation; manang ... See more keywords
Livestock limits snow leopard’s space use by suppressing its prey, blue sheep, at Gongga Mountain, China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01728
Abstract: Abstract The habitats of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are heavily utilized as pasturelands on the Tibetan Plateau. Livestock can benefit the snow leopard populations via providing extra prey resources. However, livestock can negatively impact upon… read more here.
Keywords: snow leopard; leopard space; livestock; space use ... See more keywords
Co-occurrence of snow leopard Panthera uncia, Siberian ibex Capra sibirica and livestock: potential relationships and effects
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605317001685
Abstract: Abstract Understanding the impact of livestock on native wildlife is of increasing conservation relevance. For the Vulnerable snow leopard Panthera uncia, wild prey reduction, intensifying human–wildlife conflicts and retaliatory killings are severe threats potentially exacerbated… read more here.
Keywords: snow leopard; livestock; ibex; siberian ibex ... See more keywords
Revealing the secret lives of Snow Leopards
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DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2019.1590238
Abstract: Wildlife is often difficult to study, can be unpredictable and secretive in nature and often lives in areas nearly inaccessible to humans. For all these reasons, Snow Leopards, until recent times, ... read more here.
Keywords: lives snow; revealing secret; secret lives; snow leopards ... See more keywords
Detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 clade B.1.2 in three snow leopards
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DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14625
Abstract: Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is one of seven coronaviruses known to infect humans. Different from other concerned coronavirus and influenza viruses, SARS‐CoV‐2 has a higher basic reproduction number and thus transmits… read more here.
Keywords: snow leopards; detection sars; cov clade; three snow ... See more keywords
What factors best explain attitudes to snow leopards in the Nepal Himalayas?
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223565
Abstract: The snow leopard Panthera uncia is a vulnerable wild felid native to mountainous regions of 12 Asian countries. It faces numerous overlapping threats, including killings by herders retaliating against livestock losses, the illegal wildlife trade,… read more here.
Keywords: leopard conservation; snow leopard; attitudes snow; snow leopards ... See more keywords
Seasonal space use and habitat selection of GPS collared snow leopards (Panthera uncia) in the Mongolian Altai range
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280011
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: home range; snow leopards; range; home ranges ... See more keywords
Multiple factors influence local perceptions of snow leopards and Himalayan wolves in the central Himalayas, Nepal
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10108
Abstract: An understanding of local perceptions of carnivores is important for conservation and management planning. In the central Himalayas, Nepal, we interviewed 428 individuals from 85 settlements using a semi-structured questionnaire to quantitatively assess local perceptions… read more here.
Keywords: central himalayas; himalayas nepal; perceptions snow; local perceptions ... See more keywords
Changes in ecological conditions may influence intraguild competition: inferring interaction patterns of snow leopard with co-predators
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14277
Abstract: 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. Understanding species interactions across the gradient of space, anthropogenic… read more here.
Keywords: snow leopard; leopard predators; snow leopards; ecological conditions ... See more keywords