The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is an apex predator on the Tibetan Plateau and in the
surrounding mountain ranges. It is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN's Red List. The large …

Pakistan's total estimated snow leopard habitat is about 80,000 km2 of which about half is
considered prime habitat. However, this preliminary demarcation was not always in close …

Paleontological records provide little evidence regarding snow leopard evolution or historic
range. A reasonably accurate range map was published in 1972, and maps using GIS …

With increasing loss and fragmentation of habitats driving the emerging global extinction
crisis, paired with limited resources for conservation, there is an immense need to identify …

Habitat evaluation constitutes an important and fundamental step in the management of
wildlife populations and conservation policy planning. Geographic information system (GIS) …

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) inhabits the rugged mountains in 12 countries of Central
Asia, including the Tibetan Plateau. Due to poaching, decreased abundance of prey, and …

Climate change is likely to affect the persistence of large, space-requiring species through
habitat shifts, loss, and fragmentation. Anthropogenic land and resource use changes …

Large carnivores commonly prey on livestock when their ranges overlap. Pastoralism is the
dominant land use type across the distributional range of the endangered snow leopard …

Aim Deforestation is rapidly altering Southeast Asian landscapes, resulting in some of the
highest rates of habitat loss worldwide. Among the many species facing declines in this …

Clouded leopards are among Asia's most widely distributed felids, but also among its least
known and most vulnerable. Clouded leopards occur in some of the most rapidly …