Unveiling a wildlife haven: Status and distribution of four Trans-Himalayan ungulates in Sikkim, India

ORYX

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 366-375

  Chanchani, Pranav ^a,b   Rawat, Gopal S ^a   Goyal, Surendra P ^a  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue sheep; livestock grazing; Sikkim Trans Himalaya; southern kiang; Tibetan argali; Tibetan gazelle

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEER; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERSISTENCE; PLATEAU; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHEEP; SURVIVAL; TOPOGRAPHY; UNGULATE; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

HIMALAYAS; SIKKIM HIMALAYAS;

BOS GRUNNIENS; EQUUS KIANG; OVIS AMMON; OVIS ARIES; POLYODON; PROCAPRA PICTICAUDATA; UNGULATA;

EID: 77958464713     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605310000293     Document Type: Article

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