Jaffar Ud Din|Hussain Ali|Aziz Ali|Muhammad Younus|Tahir Mehmood|Y. Norma?Rashid|Muhammad Ali Nawaz
Pastoralist-predator interaction at the roof of the world: Conflict dynamics and implications for conservation
University of Malaya|Quaid-i-Azam University|World Health Organization - Afghanistan|Norwegian University of Life Sciences|University of Malaya|Quaid-i-Azam University
pastoralism predation two major concomitantly known facts matters concern conservation biologists worldwidepastoralistpredator conflict constitutes major socialecological concern pamir mountain range encompassing afghanistan pakistan tajikistan affects community attitudes tolerance toward carnivoresvery studies conducted understand dynamics livestock predation large carnivores like snow leopards panthera uncia wolves canis lupus owing regions remoteness inaccessibilitythis study attempts assess intensity livestock predation resulting perceptions snow leopards wolves across afghani pakistani tajik pamir range period january 2008june 2012the study found livestock mortality due disease serious threat livestock average 35 animal heads per household per year ultimately rural economy average us352 per household per year compared predation 178 animal heads per household per year us191 three study sitesoverall 1419 315 per year heads livestock reportedly killed snow leopards 47 wolves 53 study sitespeople comparatively smaller landholdings limited earning options livestock rearing expressed negative attitudes toward wolves snow leopards vice versaeducation found effective solution dilute peoples hatred predatorslow public tolerance wolf snow leopard general explained magnitude threat facing predators pamirsthis likely continue unless tangible informed conservation measures like disease control predation compensation programs taken among others