Geospatial assessment of climate and human pressure on Snow Leopard habitat in the Trans-Himalayan region of Pakistan DOI Creative Commons

Um e Hani,

Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Rabia Shabbir

et al.

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53, P. e03024 - e03024

Published: June 13, 2024

Reliable estimates of how human activities may affect wildlife populations are critical for making scientifically sound resource management decisions. A significant issue in estimating the consequences management, development, or conservation measures is need to account a variety biotic and abiotic factors, such as land use climate change, that interact over time altering habitats populations. The snow leopard Panthera uncia (Schreber, 1775), vulnerable species, extremely sensitive indirect impacts change. Given it highly difficult undertaking on entire range leopards, identifying hotspots necessary. This study was conducted Bagrot Haramosh valleys, Trans-Himalayan region, evaluate pressure habitat. Hybrid classification Landsat satellite data 2010 2020 performed elucidate changes suggested decrease permanent by 10 % 3 while an increase settlements cover 16 23 %, respectively. Life zone comparison using Holdridge life (HLZ) system disclosed change from three zones five Haramosh, four Bagrot, caused temperature 2°C 3°C, indicating area becoming more suitable less favorable leopards. underlines again mountainous regions Warming weather survival Although they resilient direct effects like avalanches, flash floods, urbanization, human-wildlife conflict make them threaten their survival. Thus, we recommend establishing further protected areas, better controlling illegal trade, conducting genetic studies understand leopards rangeland livelihood improvement, reductions.

Language: Английский

PASTORALISM IN SHIMSHAL: ADAPTING OLD PRACTICES TO MEET NEW CHALLENGES DOI Creative Commons
Hermann Kreutzmann

Nomadic Peoples, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 29(1), P. 12 - 34

Published: March 4, 2025

Shimshal is one of the valleys in Karakoram most favourably endowed with pasture resources. The pastures are a major asset community and stable feature agricultural practice. However, recent years have become increasingly difficult to access pastoral workforce has been declining, threatening sustainability combined mountain agriculture livelihood local farmers/herders. There many factors behind this change. Due increased outmigration lack interest pastoralism among youth, it hard find skilled persons who can endure harsh conditions life pastures, management responsibilities shifted from male female household members. At same time, however, farmers/herders trying resist encroachment on their ancestral lands fend off territorial claims neighbouring communities external interference that could lead dispossession. This article examines role ensuring social economic well-being community. It also looks at how members adapted practices face rapid social, environmental changes. was published open under CC BY-NC 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ .

Language: Английский

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Geospatial assessment of climate and human pressure on Snow Leopard habitat in the Trans-Himalayan region of Pakistan DOI Creative Commons

Um e Hani,

Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Rabia Shabbir

et al.

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53, P. e03024 - e03024

Published: June 13, 2024

Reliable estimates of how human activities may affect wildlife populations are critical for making scientifically sound resource management decisions. A significant issue in estimating the consequences management, development, or conservation measures is need to account a variety biotic and abiotic factors, such as land use climate change, that interact over time altering habitats populations. The snow leopard Panthera uncia (Schreber, 1775), vulnerable species, extremely sensitive indirect impacts change. Given it highly difficult undertaking on entire range leopards, identifying hotspots necessary. This study was conducted Bagrot Haramosh valleys, Trans-Himalayan region, evaluate pressure habitat. Hybrid classification Landsat satellite data 2010 2020 performed elucidate changes suggested decrease permanent by 10 % 3 while an increase settlements cover 16 23 %, respectively. Life zone comparison using Holdridge life (HLZ) system disclosed change from three zones five Haramosh, four Bagrot, caused temperature 2°C 3°C, indicating area becoming more suitable less favorable leopards. underlines again mountainous regions Warming weather survival Although they resilient direct effects like avalanches, flash floods, urbanization, human-wildlife conflict make them threaten their survival. Thus, we recommend establishing further protected areas, better controlling illegal trade, conducting genetic studies understand leopards rangeland livelihood improvement, reductions.

Language: Английский

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