Range Structure , Numbers , and Population Status of the Snow Leopard in the
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چکیده
The question of the population status of a species is closely connected to its position in the range and internal structure of the area it occupies. Of particular importance in the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) range is the Tian Shan area, where the population numbers are still estimated to be higher than in other regions (Bold and Dorzhzunduy, 1976; Braden, 1982; Heptner, Sludsky, 1972; Green, 1988; Sludsky, 1973; Chichikin, 1973; Pokrovsky, 1976; Jackson, 1979; Bannikov, Flint, 1982; The Red Data Book of the USSR, 1984; Koshkarev, 1988; Liao and Tan 1988; Mallon, 1984; Schaller, 1977). Also, the Tian Shan is the most important source from which the major part of the captive population was created (Blomqvist, 1988). On the basis of the data collected in 1981-1989 and the information from literature, we will consider the causes of the higher numbers of snow leopards in the Tian Shan part of the range and the significance of this role in the survival of the population.
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