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Format: 1 online resource (704 pages)

Edition: Second edition.

ISBN: 9780323984584

Series Statement: Biodiversity of the World

Note: Intro -- Snow Leopards: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Editor Biographies -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The ecological and scientific context -- Approaches to snow leopard conservation practice -- Into the future -- References -- Preface -- Section I: Defining the snow leopard -- Chapter 1: What is a snow leopard? Taxonomy, morphology, and phylogeny -- Introduction -- Taxonomic history and geographical variation -- Fossil record -- Phylogeny -- Morphological adaptations -- Pelage -- Skull -- Teeth and jaws -- Limbs and vertebral column -- Tail -- Laryngeal anatomy -- Physiological adaptations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: What is a snow leopard? Behavior and ecology -- Introduction -- Population ecology -- Habitat -- Density -- Population demography -- Physical characteristics and capabilities -- Behavior and life history -- Sociality -- Territoriality and home ranges -- Communication -- Activity and movement patterns -- Habitat use -- Mating and reproduction -- Life expectancy and mortality -- Foraging behavior -- Hunting behavior -- Kill-site behavior -- Ecological interactions and effects -- Predation -- Carrion provisioning -- Predation-risk effects -- Interactions with other large carnivores -- Snow leopard ecology in a human-dominated world -- References -- Chapter 3: What is a snow leopard? Biogeography and status overview -- Snow leopard biogeography -- Snow leopard population status -- Population size-Historic estimates -- Population size-Recent estimates -- The snow leopard's legal status -- Snow leopards and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Snow leopard diet and prey -- Introduction -- Dietary composition -- Recent studies -- Summary -- Wild ungulates -- Livestock -- Other mammals -- Birds. , Vegetation -- Prey preferences -- Dietary requirements and offtake rates -- Hunting techniques -- Status of prey -- Mountain ungulates -- Domestic livestock -- Other mammals -- Birds -- Conclusions -- References -- Section II: Conservation concerns -- Chapter 5: Livestock predation by snow leopards: Conflicts and the search for solutions -- Introduction -- Revisiting ``human-snow leopard conflicts´´ -- Understanding conflicts over livestock predation -- Ecological underpinnings of livestock predation by snow leopards -- Human underpinnings of livestock predation by snow leopards -- Managing conflicts over livestock predation -- Three-pronged strategy for addressing conflicts -- Reducing livestock losses -- Offsetting livestock losses -- Improving social carrying capacity -- Improving the current approach to livestock predation management -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 6: Living on the edge: Depletion of wild prey and survival of the snow leopard -- Introduction -- Study areas -- Sagarmatha National Park (SNP), Nepal -- Spiti Valley, India -- Snow leopards and their prey in Sagarmatha National Park -- Snow leopards and their prey in Spiti Valley -- Implications of wild prey abundance for conservation management of snow leopards -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7: Illegal killing and trade -- Introduction -- Legal protection -- Illegal trade -- Monitoring illegal trade -- Extent of illegal killing -- Trade routes -- Country summaries -- Afghanistan -- Bhutan -- China -- India -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Mongolia -- Nepal -- Pakistan -- Russia -- Tajikistan -- Uzbekistan -- Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 8: Climate change impacts on snow leopard range -- Introduction -- Climate change phenomena in snow leopard range -- Temperature -- Precipitation -- Glaciers -- Permafrost -- Wetlands -- Pasturelands -- Treeline shift. , Extreme weather events -- Predicting future impacts of climate change on snow leopard range -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Diseases of wild snow leopards and their wild ungulate prey -- Introduction -- Diseases in wild snow leopards -- Causes of mortality in snow leopards -- Infectious diseases -- Selected viral diseases -- Selected bacterial and rickettsial diseases -- Selected parasitic infections -- Diseases in snow leopard natural ungulate prey species -- Sarcoptic mange in blue sheep and other prey species -- Mycoplasmosis in markhor and other prey species -- Peste des petits ruminants in primary prey species -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10: Emerging threats to snow leopards from energy and mineral development -- Introduction -- Impacts of mining and energy development -- Development threats across snow leopard range -- Mitigation policy and practice -- Landscape-level mitigation in action: Mongolian Gobi case study -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Linear infrastructure and snow leopard conservation -- References -- Chapter 12: Harvest of caterpillar fungus and wood by local people -- Caterpillar fungus -- Wood -- References -- Chapter 13: Snow leopard, common leopard, and wolf: Are they good neighbors? -- Introduction -- Methods -- Snow leopard diet breadth -- Snow leopard-competitors dietary overlap -- Snow leopard-wolf spatiotemporal interactions -- Snow leopard-common leopard interactions -- Results -- Snow leopard diet breadth -- Snow leopard-competitors dietary overlap -- Snow leopard-wolf spatiotemporal interactions -- Snow leopard-common leopard spatiotemporal interactions -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 14: Promoting coexistence through improved understanding of human perceptions, attitudes, and behavior toward sno ... -- Introduction. , Understanding attitudes and human-snow leopard relationships -- Methodological approaches to study attitudes -- Factors affecting human attitudes toward snow leopards -- Human-snow leopard relationships evolve as does culture -- Conclusions -- References -- Section III: Conservation solutions in situ -- Chapter 15: The role of mountain communities in snow leopard conservation -- Introduction -- A brief overview of community involvement in snow leopard conservation -- Rationale for adopting community-based biodiversity protection and management models in snow leopard range countries -- Improving snow leopard conservation -- Defining what is meant by local participation -- Integrating cultural conservation with snow leopard conservation -- Alleviating human-wildlife conflicts -- Best practices with recommended conditionality for engaging local communities -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 16: Building community governance structures and institutions for snow leopard conservation -- The case for governance and snow leopard conservation -- Social justice and governance -- Conservation and good governance: Land tenure and representation -- Building governance institutions -- Early support for new governance institutions -- Completing the circle: Building linkages and co-management processes with government -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 17: Incentive and reward programs in snow leopard conservation -- Subchapter 17.1. Himalayan Homestays: Fostering human-snow leopard coexistence -- Introduction -- Survey methods -- Results -- Economic impact -- Ecological impact -- Sociocultural impact -- Discussion -- Challenges and the way forward -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Subchapter 17.2. Snow Leopard Enterprises, Mongolia -- Vision -- How SLE works -- Conservation contract, compliance, and consequences. , Economic and social impact -- Conservation impact -- Challenges and opportunities -- Subchapter 17.3. A review of lessons, successes, and pitfalls of livestock insurance and incentives schemes -- Problems and solutions -- History and design -- Important factors for design, implementation, and success -- Economic sustainability and scaling up -- Additional factors -- Successes of CMLIS for snow leopards and communities -- Direct conservation payments -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 18: Livestock husbandry and snow leopard conservation -- Subchapter 18.1. Corral improvements -- Introduction -- Design of corrals across the snow leopard range: Examples from Afghanistan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Taji ... -- Measuring the success of corral improvements and documenting problems -- How to improve corrals sustainably to enable more widespread use in the future? -- Subchapter 18.2. The role of village reserves in revitalizing the natural prey base of the snow leopard -- Introduction -- Village reserves in operation -- Acknowledgment -- Appendix -- Subchapter 18.3. The Ecosystem Health Program: A tool to promote the coexistence of livestock owners and snow leopards -- Introduction -- Program implementation mechanism -- Site selection -- Social mobilization -- Training -- Vaccine delivery -- Conservation fund -- Cost sharing -- Monitoring -- Program success in resolving conflicts -- Reduction in disease-caused mortality and impacts on community well-being -- Stabilizing herd size and avoiding pressure on the environment -- Enhanced tolerance toward snow leopards -- Conclusions and recommended practices -- Strengthening community organizations -- Establishing vaccination funds -- Enhancing EHW capacity -- Program monitoring -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 19: Religion and cultural impacts on snow leopards conservation. , Subchapter 19.1. Introduction.

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780323857758

Language: English