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High waterhole visitation rate by a breeding female snow leopard in summer

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Water is a limiting resource in arid environments where space use of animals is often driven by access to water during the dry times of the year. Here we report on a breeding female snow leopard visiting a waterhole 37 times in June and July in 2015. These observations show that space use of snow leopards can be driven strongly by access to water during certain times of the year such as when lactating and the need for water is increased. Strong dependence on water during certain times of the year suggest that climate change and high human pressure on limited water sources may have negative impact on snow leopards and other wildlife in the mountains of High Asia.

Source: Snow Leopard Reports

DOI: 10.56510/slr.v3.23251

Authors: Purevjav Lkhagvajav, Justine Shanti Alexander, Choidogjamts Byambasuren, Örjan Johansson, Koustubh Sharma, Charudutt Mishra, Gustaf Samelius

Institutions: Wildlife Conservation Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4403189452

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