Systematic review of multi-dimensional vulnerabilities in the Himalayas

H Sultan, J Zhan, W Rashid, X Chu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Himalayan region is a fragile high mountain landscape where the population
experiences acute vulnerability within a complex coupled human–natural system due to …

Interference competition driven by co‐occurrence with tigers Panthera tigris may increase livestock predation by leopards Panthera pardus: a first step meta‐analysis

M Franchini, MLM Guerisoli - Mammal Review, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In coexisting carnivorans (Carnivora) relying on the same food resources, the dominant
species imposes a cost on the inferior competitor by limiting its foraging ability. Tigers …

Climate change threatens Pakistan's snow leopards

UA Bhatti, MM Nizamani, H Mengxing - Science, 2022 - science.org
Ozone (O3) pollution is a threat to human health, vegetation, biodiversity, and climate (1).
Millions of urban citizens face O3 levels above the World Health Organization standards …

The impact of political instability, food prices, and crime rate on tourism: A way toward sustainable tourism in Pakistan

A Rauf, AMA Abbas, A Rafiq, S Shakir, S Abid - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aims to examine the impact of political instability, food prices, and the crime rate
on tourism development in Pakistan over the semi-annual data from 1995 to 2019. To …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of two individual identification algorithms for snow leopards (Panthera uncia) after automated detection

E Bohnett, J Holmberg, SP Faryabi, L An, B Ahmad… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photo-identification of individual snow leopards (Panthera uncia) is the primary data source
for density estimation via capture-recapture statistical methods. To identify individual snow …

Free‐ranging livestock affected the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered snow leopard (Panthera uncia)

J Li, X Shi, X He, D Li, Q Hu, Y Zhang… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Long recognized as a threat to wildlife, particularly for large carnivores, livestock grazing in
protected areas can potentially undermine conservation objectives. The interspecific …

Horizon scan of transboundary concerns impacting snow leopard landscapes in Asia

H Sultan, W Rashid, J Shi, I Rahim, M Nafees… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
The high-altitude region of Asia is prone to natural resource degradation caused by a variety
of natural and anthropogenic factors that also threaten the habitat of critical top predator …

Prediction of potential habitat suitability of snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) and niche overlap in the parts of western Himalayan …

M Islam, M Sahana, G Areendran… - Geo: Geography and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) are the inhabitants of
remote areas at higher altitudes with extreme geographic and climatic conditions. The …

Off-season agriculture encroachment in the uplands of northern Pakistan: Need for sustainable land management

M Khurshid, M Nafees, A Khan, H Yin, W Ullah… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agriculture encroachment over alpine pastoral land is posing serious threats to the
sustainable use of natural resources and agro-pastoral systems in the upland environment …

Spatial and temporal analyses of land use changes with special focus on seasonal variation in snow cover in district Chitral; a Hindu Kush mountain region of Pakistan

M Qasim, M Khan, W Rashid - Remote Sensing Applications: Society and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Snow and glacier changes and increase in temperature due to climate change in Hindu
Kush Himalayas (HKH) and its impacts are important for water resource management in the …