Habitat use of Himalayan grey goral in relation to livestock grazing in Machiara National Park, Pakistan

Abstract

The Himalayan grey goral (

Determinants of Distribution of Large Mammals in Seti River Basin, Tanahun District of Western Nepal

“…Himalayan goral was closely associated with the varieties of habitats throughout the mountains (Paudel et al 2015, Wegge & Oli 1997 and was reported as adapted to the steep slope (Mishra & Johnsingh 1996. Himalayan black bear and Himalayan gorals are high altitude specialist mammals, therefore, mostly abundant in high altitude (Ashraf et al 2016, Bista et al 2018. Hence, the signs of Himalayan black bear and sighting of Himalayan goral were recorded very low in Seti River basin.…”

Long-Term Isotope Evidence on the Diet and Habitat Breadth of Pleistocene to Holocene Caprines in Thailand: Implications for the Extirpation and Conservation of Himalayan Gorals

“…The most variable δ 18 O values recorded from the Tham Lod Rockshelter Himalayan gorals might be explained by more opportunistic feeding on both 18 O enriched and depleted plant water. In general, the wide range of tooth enamel δ 18 O values observed in the Pleistocene and extant Himalayan gorals might reflect the dietary habit of each individual in response to seasonal differences because the modern population has been suggested to feed in the variable frequency on plant species between the summer and winter (Ashraf et al, 2015(Ashraf et al, , 2016. Otherwise, the wide δ 18 O ranges in the tooth enamel of both Pleistocene and extant Himalayan gorals were possibly due to their seasonal migration across different altitudes in response to temperature changes and threats from predators and hunters (Perveen and Khan, 2013).…”

“…The pace of decline population of extant threatened Himalayan and vulnerable Chinese gorals are accelerating and their distribution ranges are constantly decreasing (Mead, 1989;Duckworth and MacKinnon, 2008) due to the habitat loss caused by several disturbance factors of natural processes (such as forest fire) and human activities (such as deforestation, hunting, and agricultural and commercial use) (Lydekker, 1907;Anwar, 1989;Duckworth and MacKinnon, 2008;Duckworth et al, 2008a;Ashraf et al, 2015;Shakeel et al, 2015). Some studies on the feeding biology of modern Himalayan and Chinese gorals directly targeted at the field have indicated that these two species are both grazers and browsers based on the food availability in their stomach, gizzard, and rumen content (e.g., Anwar and Chapman, 2000;Awasthi et al, 2003;Junaid et al, 2012;Buranapim and Sitasuwa, 2014).…”