Living with large carnivores: Predation on livestock by the snow leopard (Uncia uncia)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 268, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-224

  Bagchi, S ^a,b   Mishra, C ^a  

^a NATURE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION   (India)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Community based conservation; Human wildlife conflict; Livestock; Prey predator; Uncia

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIET; LIVESTOCK; PREDATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; SPITI VALLEY;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA IBEX; FELIDAE; PSEUDOIS NAYAUR; UNCIA; UNCIA UNCIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 33645299851     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2005.00030.x     Document Type: Article

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