Snow Leopard Survival Strategy - Panthera

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Animal Husbandry Provide training in animal husbandry and veterinary care to improve monetary return at lower stock levels, limit exposure to predation, and reduce impacts on pasture and rangelands. Research required prior to taking action: • Identify target area where wildlife and livestock conflicts exist. • Determine the nature and extent of the problem from a wildlife conservation perspective, e.g. overgrazing; disturbance of key ungulate kidding/lambing areas; forage competition and disease transference between wild and domestic ungulates • Determine baseline data in terms of livestock health and financial impact of disease • Determine baseline data on livestock numbers and financial returns Action Guidelines Policy level Community level Steps: • Review livestock health policies and practices at local and national level • Engage departments of agriculture and/or livestock in identifying nature of the problem and developing appropriate strategies • Using PRA methodology, collaboratively determine appropriate strategies for alleviating the problem, e.g.: o Improved livestock nutrition o Improved breeding management o Improved grazing management o Supplying basic vaccination services o Training/capacity building of community vet o Basic prophylactic measures e.g. vaccination, dusting for internal and external parasites o Training/capacity building of community livestock health and husbandry workers • Develop strategy that incorporates specific actions to benefit wildlife e.g. stabilization or reduction of livestock numbers or avoidance of key wildlife grazing areas or other • Determine materials, resources and skills required to implement strategy • Identify locally available resources and external sources of support • If lacking, establish community structure to manage implementation of the program • Develop financial business plan to determine financial feasibility or need for external support, establish appropriate internal funding mechanisms e.g. fees for vaccinations, etc. and rolling funds • Collaboratively determine monitoring protocols and success indicators Stakeholders: • Government livestock departments • Local government • Wildlife departments • District veterinary services • Development and Conservation NGO’s • Micro-Credit services • Herders • Absentee livestock owners • Veterinary care workers • Livestock husbandry and health workers 44 | SNOW LEOPARD SURVIVAL STRATEGY
Potential Pitfalls: • Requires long-term commitment of community and implementing organization • May require supplementary funding: integrate with community income generation activities such as eco-tourism, cottage industry, etc • Basic education levels in target communities may be low for implementing effective veterinary training program • Local acceptance of fewer high-quality animals versus large unproductive herds Monitoring Protocols / Success Indicators: • Numbers of livestock and financial returns • Livestock health, incidence of diseases, livestock production level, human health (due to availability of dairy products) impact of vaccination programs • Numbers of wild ungulates and snow leopard sign density • Stocking density and carrying capacity of pastures Public Awareness: • Prepare effective livestock health public information materials as deemed to be appropriate during action planning • Publicize success indicators, both socio-economic and biological SNOW LEOPARD SURVIVAL STRATEGY | 45
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