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10) Has the level of poaching changed over the last decade? Are more (or fewer) Snow Leopards being killed for the purpose of selling them? a) Fewer Snow Leopards caught/killed b) More Snow Leopards caught/killed c) No changes d) Don't know Please explain your response briefly. 11) In your opinion, has there been a change in the motivation of people to kill Snow Leopards over the past decade? Please explain your response and provide examples where possible. 12) What prices are paid for live Snow Leopards or Snow Leopard parts (in local currency or USD)? At local level (from poacher to trader) Live animal: Skin: Skeleton/bones: Others: End prices (final buyer) Live animal: Skin: Skeleton/bones: Others: Please explain your source of the information (first hand, hearsay etc.) and provide references where possible. 13) Have prices changed in recent years? a) Lower prices in the early 1990 were: b) Higher prices in the early 1990 were: c) No changes d) Don't know 14) Who are the potential buyers of Snow Leopard products? Are these mainly local people or are most Snow Leopard pelts or other products sold and transported outside their country of origin? Mainly local people Mainly traded outside the country 15) If most pelts or parts are sold outside the country, where are the parts traded to (cities, region, countries)? 16) Is this trade in pelts or other parts well-organized, or not really structured? 17) Have Snow Leopards or their parts been offered in public, for example through advertisement in local newspapers or offered at local markets? If yes, please provide examples. 18) Do you have any other comments, or any particular suggestions for discussion at the trade session at the Seattle meeting? Thanks you very much for completing this questionnaire. 72 FADING FOOTPRINTS: the killing and trade of Snow Leopards
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FADING FOOTPRINTS: THE KILLING AND
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS During the course
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Although it is difficult to assess
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Raise awareness of the threats pose
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BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION The Sno
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METHODOLOGY A large part of this re
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Credit: International Snow Leopard
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Table 1 Distribution and population
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Mongolia The Snow Leopard is distri
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and human encroachment, which have
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BOX I CITES-REPORTED TRADE IN SNOW
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At national level Snow Leopards are
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protest of conservation groups (Tse
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Law enforcement is also often imped
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Page 37 and 38: Kabul) (Chivers, 2002) and, in July
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Page 45 and 46: Table 7 Snow Leopard products noted
Page 47 and 48: Trade in Snow Leopards skins has be
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Page 51 and 52: Credit: Javed Khan Four Snow Leopar
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Page 55 and 56: New networks of hunters, middlemen
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Page 75 and 76: Fox, J.L. (1994). Snow Leopard cons
Page 77 and 78: Ma, J., Zou, H. and Cheng, K (2002)
Page 79 and 80: Sumiya, G and Buyantsog, B. (2002).
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