First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal Himalaya
The Snow Leopard Panthera uncia is a rare top predator of high-altitude ecosystems and insufficiently surveyed outside of protected areas in Nepal. We conducted a rapid camera-trapping survey to assess the presence of Snow Leopard in the Limi valley of Humla District. Three individuals were record...
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| author | Rinzin Phunjok Lama Tashi R. Ghale Madan K. Suwal Rishi Ranabhat Ganga Ram Regmi |
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| description | The Snow Leopard Panthera uncia is a rare top predator of high-altitude ecosystems and insufficiently surveyed outside of protected areas in Nepal. We conducted a rapid camera-trapping survey to assess the presence of Snow Leopard in the Limi valley of Humla District. Three individuals were recorded in two camera locations offering the first photographic evidence of this elusive cat outside the protected area network of Nepal. In addition to Snow Leopard, the Blue Sheep Pseudois nayaur, Beech Marten Martes foina, Pika Ochotona spp. and different species of birds were also detected by camera-traps. More extensive surveys and monitoring are needed for reliably estimating the population size of Snow Leopard in the area. The most urgent needs are community-based conservation activities aimed at mitigating immediate threats of poaching, retaliatory killing, and rapid prey depletion to ensure the survival of this top predator in the Himalaya. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3a79df3cc674424aeed486cdf0a21302022-12-21T17:51:02ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072018-07-01108120861209010.11609/jott.3031.10.8.12086-120903031First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal HimalayaRinzin Phunjok Lama0Tashi R. Ghale1Madan K. Suwal2Rishi Ranabhat3Ganga Ram Regmi4• Global Primate Network Nepal, GPO Box 26288, Kathmandu, Nepal • Workgroup on Endangered Species, J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, GermanyGlobal Primate Network Nepal, GPO Box 26288, Kathmandu, Nepal• Global Primate Network Nepal, GPO Box 26288, Kathmandu, Nepal • Department of Geography, University of Bergen, Fosswinckelsgt 6, P B 7802, N - 5020 Bergen, NorwayDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Babarmahal, KathmanduGlobal Primate Network Nepal, GPO Box 26288, Kathmandu, NepalThe Snow Leopard Panthera uncia is a rare top predator of high-altitude ecosystems and insufficiently surveyed outside of protected areas in Nepal. We conducted a rapid camera-trapping survey to assess the presence of Snow Leopard in the Limi valley of Humla District. Three individuals were recorded in two camera locations offering the first photographic evidence of this elusive cat outside the protected area network of Nepal. In addition to Snow Leopard, the Blue Sheep Pseudois nayaur, Beech Marten Martes foina, Pika Ochotona spp. and different species of birds were also detected by camera-traps. More extensive surveys and monitoring are needed for reliably estimating the population size of Snow Leopard in the area. The most urgent needs are community-based conservation activities aimed at mitigating immediate threats of poaching, retaliatory killing, and rapid prey depletion to ensure the survival of this top predator in the Himalaya.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3031camera-trappingconservationhumlalivestock depredationmonasteriesnon-timber forest productsretaliatory killingtibetan buddhism. |
| spellingShingle | Rinzin Phunjok Lama Tashi R. Ghale Madan K. Suwal Rishi Ranabhat Ganga Ram Regmi First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal Himalaya Journal of Threatened Taxa camera-trapping conservation humla livestock depredation monasteries non-timber forest products retaliatory killing tibetan buddhism. |
| title | First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal Himalaya |
| title_full | First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal Himalaya |
| title_fullStr | First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal Himalaya |
| title_full_unstemmed | First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal Himalaya |
| title_short | First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal Himalaya |
| title_sort | first photographic evidence of snow leopard panthera uncia mammalia carnivora felidae outside current protected areas network in nepal himalaya |
| topic | camera-trapping conservation humla livestock depredation monasteries non-timber forest products retaliatory killing tibetan buddhism. |
| url | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3031 |
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