Froede, K. and Jackson, R. 2001. Snow Leopard Manual Field ......support snow leopards Understanding...

Froede, K. and Jackson, R. 2001. Snow Leopard Manual Field Study Techniques for the Kingdom Nepal. January 2001, 1-69. Kathmandu Nepal, WWF Nepal Program, Baluwatar, PO. Box: 7660, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Abstract: The publication of this manual aims sharing and facilitating the study on snow leopard and its prey species among mid-level professionals interested in conducting fieldwork on their own. The manual is derived from the 1996 "Snow Leopard Survey and Conservation Handbook" written by Dr. Rodney Jackson and Dr. Don Hunter and published by International Snow Leopard Trust (ISLT) based in seatle, Washington, USA. The first section introduces the topic, the second and third section deal with presence/ absence and abundance survey methods. The various survey-froms with instructions are given in the annexes.