First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal Himalaya

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rinzin Phunjok Lama, Tashi R. Ghale, Madan K. Suwal, Rishi Ranabhat, Ganga Ram Regmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
camera-trapping
conservation
humla
livestock depredation
monasteries
non-timber forest products
retaliatory killing
tibetan buddhism.
Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3031

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