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Cashmere production & kiang conservation
cashmere production & kiang conservation

When people and wildlife share resources, there can be conflicts. As cashmere or pashmina production gets commercialized in Ladakh, the traditional tolerance of local people for the kiang has eroded. The species is believed to compete for scarce forage with the cashmere-producing changra goats. We have assessed the causes and consequences of this conflict in an effort to harmonize livestock production with kiang conservation.

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Wildlife Service Award

NCF scientists Divya Mudappa and Shankar Raman have been awarded the Sanctuary RBS Wildlife Service Award for work in the Western Ghats.

 
bushchat december 2009 - the newsletter of ncf

exploring bats, discussing the overlooked links between poverty and wildlife conservation in India...sounds interesting? Read BushChat Dec 09

 
 
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