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THE YAK - SECOND EDITION
Genetic and physical characterization of yak populations Hybridization Production parameters Production systems Yak health Grassland resources and their management Future of yak ...
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2 YAK BREEDS
In this chapter, the main characters of 11 of the principal breeds are reviewed. In addition, information is given on an "improved" strain of yak, named Datong yak, which ... the body size of the different yak populations (Cai Li, 1985). In 1982, a number of Chinese experts on the yak agreed to a broad classification of domestic yak into these two principal types ...
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The Mountain Institute - Snow Leopard
Himalayas ยป Snow Leopard Snow Leopard Appearance I Prey I Populations I Status I Threats I Conservation The Mountain Institute, (TMI ... species found within their range, except for fully grown yak or wild ass. Blue sheep, Asiatic Ibex, and other ... . Populations return to top There are no reliable estimates of the total snow leopard population. Although comprehensive status and populations surveys ...
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EDGE of Existence :: Evolutionarily Distinct & Globally Endangered
Some populations declined following tourist disturbance of certain roost sites throughout the 1970s, collection for scientific purposes ... to carry out research on roost selection behaviour and threats to bumblebee bats in Sai Yak National Park, Thailand. The results of this study will help to inform a management ...
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Species
Biodiversity ... forest areas, etc. Some of the animals that are endangered are the gaur, wild yak, nilgiri tahr, clouded leopard, tiger, the Indian rhinoceros, pygmy hog, Asiatic lion and ...
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International Society for Ecology and Culture
Albanian and Serbian populations contributing to fuelling ethnic tensions. The deliberate manipulation of market forces destroyed economic activity and ...
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Mountain Adventures
Himalayan black bear, for example--are also being destroyed. As populations increase on the mountain, these farmers are forced to shorten the ... a "maddin") with a person sitting in the center. After the second yak passes over, the ground is completely smooth and ready for planting. ... have leather tents made from their skin and you've seen yak cheese drying on rocks in the sun. Their wool must be ...
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Marmot Lore
Hoary marmots are grizzled and the name does not reflect their character: some populations of them are monogamous. Vancouver Island marmots live on Vancouver Island in Canada and are ... ears" to get closer to marmots. Other hunters do a special dance and twirl a yak-tail to catch their prey's attention and get a better shot. While marmots often ...
www.marmotburrow.ucla.edu


Tarbagan or Mongolian Marmot
Marmots in ... Mongolia are subject to plague. Interestingly, Dr. Batbold's research has shown that plague-resistant populations have a higher body temperature. Tarvaga have a single alarm call, reminisent of their close ...
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FROGLOG 58 - Status of Amphibians at the Zoige Wetlands, Sichuan Province, China
(Zhang Ming and Liu Shaoyin, pers. obs.). Yak and sheep grazing have taken place in ... by the Chengdu Institute of Biology, Academia Sinica; Chicago Zoological Society; the Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force; and the US Geological Survey. Contact: Gary M. Fellers, Western Ecological Research ...
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