Movements and activities of snow leopards in Southwestern Mongolia

McCarthy, Thomas M.; Fuller, Todd K.; Munkhtsog, Bariushaa

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2005.03.003

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“…First in-depth study using radio telemetry was conducted by Rodney Jackson in Nepal in the 1980s. During 1994, McCarthy et al (2005 surveyed snow leopard movements and ac- tivities on the basis of year-round radio-monitoring in the Altai Mountains in southwestern Mongolia. Home ranges were determined to be at least of 13-11 km 2 in size (McCarthy et al 2005).…”

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“…During 1994, McCarthy et al (2005 surveyed snow leopard movements and ac- tivities on the basis of year-round radio-monitoring in the Altai Mountains in southwestern Mongolia. Home ranges were determined to be at least of 13-11 km 2 in size (McCarthy et al 2005). The disadvantage of this method is that a mountainous, rocky terrain may affect radio-wave propagation and the range of reception due to radio-wave attenuation, signal bounce and deflection (Amlaner and MacDonald 1980;Jackson 1996).…”

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“…Bold and Dorzhzunduy (1976) estimate that there are 170-230 snow leopards in the southern Gobi region in Mongolia. During 1994McCarthy et al (2005 recorded snow leopard movements and activities based on year-round radio-monitoring in the Altai Mountains kin south western Mongolia. Home ranges determined by standard telemetry techniques are at least of 11-13 km 2 (McCarthy et al 2005).…”

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“…During 1994McCarthy et al (2005 recorded snow leopard movements and activities based on year-round radio-monitoring in the Altai Mountains kin south western Mongolia. Home ranges determined by standard telemetry techniques are at least of 11-13 km 2 (McCarthy et al 2005). In the area of Burhan Budai in the Altay, Schaller et al (1994) found signs of at least 10 cats within 200 km 2 .…”

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“…Its home range for instance in Nepal varies between 10 to 40 km 2 (Jackson and Ahlborn 1989). However, it may reach up to 140 km 2 , in Mongolia, due to the lower prey densities and open terrain (McCarthy et al 2005). Snow leopard density ranges from 0.1 to 10 or even more individuals per 100 km 2 .…”

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Abundance and threats to the survival of the snow leopard – a review

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Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is an endangered species and its population size is steadily declining. This review attempts to introduce and analyse the main factors threatening its survival in each of the countries in which it occurs: China, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia. To conserve the remaining snow leopard populations, it is necessary to determine where it occurs in the various areas. Here, recent data on its worldwide distribution are presented. Snow leopard has a very secretive lifestyle, which makes it difficult to estimate its abundance. Therefore, I also present an overview of the methods, such as searching for signs of its presence, capture-recapture, predator : prey biomass ratios, photographic-capture rate and genetic analyses, used for estimating the abundance of snow leopard in different studies and discuss their advantages and disadvantages.

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Insights into the spatial ecology of severely injured free‐living felids: Iberian lynx, bobcat, and snow leopard

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Severe musculoskeletal diseases, such as those associated with congenital or traumatic events, that result in missing limbs may compromise the fitness and survival of free‐living felids. Here we report the space use of four amputee individuals from three felid species captured from 2017 to 2022 in Missouri (USA), Toledo and Badajoz (Spain), and Suitai Khairkhan Mountain (Mongolia). We describe home ranges and daily travel distances post‐release of free‐living felids that had either suffered a traumatic amputation or following a surgical amputation. We compared these data with those reported in the literature for felids without amputations. Forelimb or hindlimb amputation did not affect the hunting, mating, or territory patrolling behavior of any of the individuals. However, we recorded significant differences in the daily movement before and after the traumatic event of the Iberian lynx forelimb amputee. We attribute this difference to the physical impairment, although we consider other variables that may have played a role. Nevertheless, all animals appeared to cope well with their limb loss, showing home ranges and daily distances within those recorded for their sex and species. Unless amputee felids represent a threat to domestic livestock or humans, our data suggest these individuals may remain free‐living as they contribute to local population persistence and appear to maintain good general health and welfare.

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Movements and activities of snow leopards in Southwestern Mongolia

Cited by 113 publications

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Abundance and threats to the survival of the snow leopard – a review

Snow Leopards: Is Reintroduction the Best Option?

Insights into the spatial ecology of severely injured free‐living felids: Iberian lynx, bobcat, and snow leopard

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