Ladakh, threatened stronghold of rare Himalayan mammals

Abstract

Ladakh, a remote region of India lying between the Himalayas and Tibet, is ethnically and geographically distinct from the rest of the country. Because of its isolation, change came later to Ladakh than to other parts of the Himalayas, but recent years have seen the familiar pattern of social change, human population increase, tourism and rural development beginning to affect the environment. The authors, jointly and individually, made a series of visits to the area to investigate the status of the wildlife and to look at conservation measures.

Checklist of mammals listed in the CITES appendices

“…India [239,960]; Indonesia: Sumatra [1076]; Iran [741]; Iraq [789]; Ireland [248]; Israel [780,781]; Italy [226,777,1323]; Japan [1121]; Jordan [532]; Kazakhstan [118]; D.P.R. Korea [1362]; Korea Republic [1362];…”

“…Argentina [802,803,957,1054]; Belize [704]; Bohvia [1379]; Brazil [212,292,1002]; Canada [506]; Chile [455,798,857, 1003Chile [455,798,857, , 1054Chile [455,798,857, , 1235; Colombia; Ecuador [760]; El Salvador [205,506]; French Guiana; Guatemala [506]; Guyana [27,1087]; Honduras [805]; Mexico [506,1043]; Nicaragua; Paraguay [1054,1300,1336]; Peru [96,980]; Suriname [606]; USA [506]; Uruguay [89,1054,1368]; Venezuela [365,513,1383]; USA [447]; China [768,1130,1134,1144];India [41, 419,475,960]; Mongoba [797]; Nepal [632,869]; Pakistan [796,…”

World Checklist of Threatened Mammals

“…-V 992 Wolverine Canada [992]; Estonia [992]; Finland [992]; Mongolia [695,992]; Norway [131,992]; Russia [992]; Sweden [992]; USA [ [442]; Guyana [316]; Honduras [442,703]; Mexico [205,442,906]; Nicaragua [442]; Panama [442]; Peru [163]; Suriname [ [994,1073,1169]; Hong Kong [709]; India [836]; Indonesia: Sumatra [934]; Iran [646]; Iraq [687]; Japan [972]; Kazakhstan [106]; Kyrgyzstan; [106]; Lao P.D.R. [271,417]; Malaysia [721]; Myanmar [955]; Nepal [756]; Pakistan [797,930]; Slovenia [842];…”

“…Afghanistan [793]; Bhutan [387]; China [669,981,985,994]; India [38,413,836]; Mongolia [695]; Nepal [552,756]; Pakistan [694,797,930]; Russia [106] Order PBMNIPEDIA Family OTARIIDAE [184,915]; Peru [85]; Uruguay [184,915,1123,1190] Arclocephalus forsteri (Lesson 1828) [995]; Cyprus [995]; Egypt (ex) [995];…”

“…Chiru, Tibetan Antelope China [994]; India [38,836] Redunca Julvorufiila adamauae Pfeffer 1962 -E 724 Western Mountain Reedbuck Cameroon [311]; Nigeria [311] Rupicapra (= Taurotragus derbianus derbianus, T. derbianus derbianus) Western Giant Eland Cote d'lvoire; Gambia (ex); Guinea (ex? ); Guinea-Bissau (ex?…”