caa a22 4500 386308071 CHVBK 20180307111536.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198810 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0030605300022328 doi S0030605300022328 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0030605300022328 The snow leopard in Xinjiang, China [Elektronische Daten] Snow leopards live in the mountains of Central Asia, their range stretching from Afghanistan to Lake Baikal and eastern Tibet. They are endangered throughout their range, being hunted as predators of man's livestock and for their skin. Much of the snow leopard's range lies in China, but not enough is known about its status there for effective conservation. As part of a project to assess China's high-altitude wildlife resources the authors conducted a survey in Xinjiang—a vast arid region of deserts and mountains. Although the snow leopard and other wildlife have declined steeply in Xinjiang in recent decades, the cat still persists and one area has the potential to become one of the best refuges for the species in its entire range. Its future in Xinjiang, however, depends on well-protected reserves, enforcement of regulations against killing the animal, and proper management of the prey species. Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1988 Schaller George B. Wildlife Conservation International, New York Zoological Society, BronxPark, New York 10460, USA. Hong Li Forest Bureau, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. Talipu, Forest Bureau, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. Junrang Ren Northwest Institute for Endangered Animals, Xian, Shaanxi, China. Mingjiang Qiu Wolong Natural Reserve, Sichuan, China. Oryx Cambridge University Press 22/4(1988-10), 197-204 0030-6053 22:4<197 1988 22 ORX https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300022328 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300022328 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schaller George B. Wildlife Conservation International, New York Zoological Society, BronxPark, New York 10460, USA NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hong Li Forest Bureau, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Talipu Forest Bureau, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Junrang Ren Northwest Institute for Endangered Animals, Xian, Shaanxi, China NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mingjiang Qiu Wolong Natural Reserve, Sichuan, China NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Oryx Cambridge University Press 22/4(1988-10), 197-204 0030-6053 22:4<197 1988 22 ORX CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge