The Commercial Harvest of Wildlife in Dornod Aimag, Mongolia

Reading, Richard P.; Mix, Henry; Lhagvasuren, Badamjavin; Tseveenmyadag, Natsagdorjin

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“…The use of an NDVI index derived from AVHRR data could locate potential calving and winter grounds in regions that are not as well studied, or in regions where gazelle populations have been extirpated (Jiang et al, 1998). Other migratory steppe animals in Mongolia that are either endangered (see Reading et al, 1998), or included in plans for reintroduction (i.e. takhi, Equus przewalskii), may also benefit from an analysis of their landscape to locate and protect productivity 'hotspots'.…”

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“…The larger number would mean the population has doubled since the 1940s even as its range collapsed to an area less than 1/3 of its original size. This is very unlikely and most recent publications on Mongolian gazelles assume a severe population decline for the species (Lushchenkina et al, 1985;Lushchekina, 1990 in Lhagvasuren andMilner-Guland, 1997;Lhagvasuren and Milner-Gulland, 1997;Reading et al, 1998).…”

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“…The declines in both numbers and range appear to be caused by overharvesting, poaching, and the overstocking of livestock (Lhagvasuren and Milner-Gulland, 1997;Jiang et al, 1998;Reading et al, 1998). The selection of optimal protected areas for zeer conservation is challenging because of the lack of basic data on habitat needs.…”

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“…In recent years, there has been increasing concern about declines in geographic range and population numbers of zeer (Lhagvasuren and Milner-Gulland, 1997;Reading et al, 1998). Until as recently as the 1950s, zeer were commonly found throughout most of Mongolia and adjacent regions belonging to Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and China -an area of approximately 1.2 million km 2 (Fig.…”

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“…Now, the species is restricted to <400,000 km 2 -the eastern portion of the original range ( Fig. 1; Lushchenkina et al, 1985;Lhagvasuren and Milner-Gulland, 1997;Reading et al, 1998).…”

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Spatial patterns in relative primary productivity and gazelle migration in the Eastern Steppes of Mongolia

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“…Now, the species is restricted to <400,000 km 2 -the eastern portion of the original range ( Fig. 1; Lushchenkina et al, 1985;Lhagvasuren and Milner-Gulland, 1997;Reading et al, 1998).…”

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Spatial patterns in relative primary productivity and gazelle migration in the Eastern Steppes of Mongolia

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Survival probabilities of adult Mongolian gazelles

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Mongolian gazelles are Central Asia's most abundant plains ungulate and an iconic symbol of large unfragmented grasslands. Despite a long history of commercial harvesting and subsistence hunting by herding households, adult gazelle demographic data is almost non-existent. We calculated cause-specific mortality rates for 49 adult gazelles collared with a global positioning system. Exponential models provided better fits to survival distributions from collared gazelles than did either Weibull or Gompertz models, and yielded an overall estimated annual mortality risk of 36%. The estimated daily hazard rate from humancaused mortality was 30% greater than the hazard rate due to natural mortality alone. Estimated median lifespan of adult gazelles was just 4 years, which concurred with age data taken from incisor cementum annuli obtained from harvested animals and from a natural mass mortality. For gazelles that have already reached adulthood, in the absence of hunting mortality, the estimated median lifespan of collared gazelles increased from 4 years to 8 years. Survivorship estimates from the complete telemetry dataset (including both natural and human-caused mortality sources) yielded lifespan estimates in line with greatly shortened lifespans evident during periods of heightened mortality, whether from a mass-mortality event or commercial hunting. When compared to earlier population models for the species, our results suggest current survival rates based on measures of natural and human-caused mortality will not support a stable population. Ó 2013 The Wildlife Society.

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The Multiple Faces of the Marmot: Associations with the Plague, Hunting, and Cosmology in Mongolia

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Terbish²

2021

Hum Ecol

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Mongolians have long known of the association between marmots and the plague. We examine their understanding of the marmot not only as a biological species that can harbour the plague, but also from a cosmological perspective as a chimerical being with potential punishment on hunters who have transgressed ancient taboos. To do so we deconstruct the multiple image of the chimerical marmot in legends, stories, and beliefs. Many Mongolians believe that if the marmot is over-exploited and the population decimated through excessive hunting, hunting households may be punished with infections of the plague.

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The Commercial Harvest of Wildlife in Dornod Aimag, Mongolia

Cited by 39 publications

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Spatial patterns in relative primary productivity and gazelle migration in the Eastern Steppes of Mongolia

Spatial patterns in relative primary productivity and gazelle migration in the Eastern Steppes of Mongolia

Survival probabilities of adult Mongolian gazelles

The Multiple Faces of the Marmot: Associations with the Plague, Hunting, and Cosmology in Mongolia

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