Winter Diet Pattern of Snow Leopard and Factors Affecting Livestock Depredation in Nubri Valley of Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F86652079%3A_____%2F24%3A00618743" target="_blank" >RIV/86652079:_____/24:00618743 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4133/6/1/1" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4133/6/1/1</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ecologies6010001" target="_blank" >10.3390/ecologies6010001</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Winter Diet Pattern of Snow Leopard and Factors Affecting Livestock Depredation in Nubri Valley of Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal
Original language description
Limited information exists on the diet of snow leopards (SL), factors affecting livestock mortality, and local attitudes toward SL conservation in the Manaslu Conservation Area (MCA), Nepal. Therefore, we aim to investigate the dietary preferences of SL, the factors influencing livestock mortality, and local conservation attitudes. From November 2021 to January 2022, 23 SL scats were collected along 24 transects (total length: 21.6 km) in MCA. Camera traps, set within 4 km x 4 km grids at 28 stations for 661 trap nights, were used to assess prey availability. Jacobs' index calculated prey preference, while a Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) assessed factors linked to livestock depredation. Additionally, 65 households from two villages were randomly selected in a survey on depredation and conservation attitudes. Scat analysis identified six wild prey species, including pika (Ochotona sp.), Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus), and blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur), as well as three domestic species: ox/cow, yak, and horse. Himalayan tahr had the highest presence in the SL diet (40%). Despite pika having the highest Relative Abundance Index (RAI), SL strongly preferred horses and avoided pika. Larger prey, such as horses, Himalayan tahr, and blue sheep, were highly preferred. Households with more livestock experienced higher depredation rates. Local attitudes toward SL conservation were generally positive, with an average score of 2.59. We recommend an integrated SL conservation plan in MCA, incorporating local participation, income diversification, and employment programs to mitigate conflicts and promote coexistence.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/LM2023048" target="_blank" >LM2023048: Czech Carbon Observation System</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Ecologies
ISSN
2673-4133
e-ISSN
2673-4133
Volume of the periodical
6
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
1
UT code for WoS article
001453940500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105001093893