Snow Leopards (Hardcover, 2 ed)

I: Defining the snow leopard 1. Taxonomy, morphology and phylogeny 2. Behavior and ecology 3. Biogeography and status overview 4. Prey and diet

II: Conservation concerns 5. Livestock predation: conflicts and solutions 6. Depletion of wild prey 7. Monitoring illegal trade 8. Climate change impacts 9. Diseases of wild SL and primary prey 10. Resource extraction

III: Conservation solutions in situ 11. Role of mountain communities 12. Building community governance structures and institutions 13. Incentive and reward programs 14. Livestock husbandry 15. Religion and cultural impacts 16. Trophy hunting as a conservation tool 17. Environmental education 18. Law enforcement 19. Transboundary initiatives 20. Corporate business

IV: Conservation solutions ex situ 21. Captive SL in the EAZA region 22. The SSP in North America 23. Role of zoos in SL conservation 24. Rescue and rehabilitation centers and reintroduction 25. SL research: a historical perspective 26. From VHF to satellite GPS 27. Role of genetics 28. Camera trapping: advancing the technology 29. Landscape ecology: linking landscape metrics to ecol. Processes

VI: Status and Conservation: Regional review 30. Afghanistan 31. Kyrgyzstan 32. Kazakhstan 33. Tajikistan 34. Uzbekistan 35. Bhutan 36. India 37. Nepal 38. Pakistan - historical perspective 38.1. Pakistan - current status 39. Mongolia 40. Russia 41. China: Tibetan Plateau Sanjiangyuan region 42. China: current status

VII: The future of snow leopards 43. Sharing the conservation message 44. Global strategies for SL: a synthesis 45. GSLEP 46. Joining up the spots 47. Future prospects for SL survival