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- Title
Population Structure of Blue Sheep (Pseudios nayaur) in Shimshal Valley Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan.
- Authors
Khattak, Romaan Hayat; Ali, Hussain; Rehman, Ejaz Ur; Nawaz, Muhammad Ali
- Abstract
Blue sheep is a key species and found in Tibetan Plateau and the bordering massif through Central Asia. In Pakistan the distribution range of species is restricted to higher altitude areas of Northern Areas including Khunjerab and Shimshal. The present study was conducted from 25 September 2014 to 23 October 2014, to estimate the population size of blue sheep in Shimshal and Socterabad Community Controlled Hunting Areas, by employing recently developed double observer-based Capture Mark Recapture method (CMR). A population of 834 ±356 were estimated in Shimshal and Socterabad CCHAs, with an estimated density of 0.6 sheep/km². The present study showed a female-biased sex ratio (80 male/100 females), probably due to ongoing trophy hunting. The young to female ratio (0.5) indicated ongoing recruitment of young. The trophy hunting operates on a sustainable use approach, as limited animals are harvested to generate economic revenues for poor mountain communities, which in turn protects the entire population and associated ecosystem from illegal massive hunting. The present study successfully tested CMR method, and produced reliable and accurate estimate of the population, which could help in determining sustainable trophy quota.
- Subjects
GILGIT City (Pakistan); PAKISTAN; CENTRAL Asia; SHEEP; MARK &; recapture (Population biology); POOR communities; VALLEYS; SEX ratio
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2020, Vol 52, Issue 2, p699
- ISSN
0030-9923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17582/journal.pjz/20180919050909