Open AccessAnthropogenic impact on the Himalayan marmot population in Nepal
Author(s) -
А. А. Никольский,
Никольский Александр Александрович,
Еlena A. Vanisova,
Ванисова Елена Александровна
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ èkologiâ i bezopasnostʹ žiznedeâtelʹnosti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8919
pISSN - 2313-2310
DOI - 10.22363/2313-2310-2020-28-2-153-159
Subject(s) - marmot , overgrazing , geography , population , endangered species , fencing , iucn red list , habitat fragmentation , ecology , habitat , habitat destruction , grazing , biology , demography , sociology , parallel computing , computer science
Anthropogenic impact on the Himalayan marmot population in Nepal is discussed. Above the upper border of the forest, human shares the same habitats with marmots on the alluvial terraces of river valleys. Human buildings and farmland lead to fragmentation of the marmot population, and overgrazing leads to pasture digression, worsening the food supply of these rodents. At the same time, people regularly catch marmots with loops, while, in accordance with the criteria of the IUCN Red List, the population of the Himalayan marmot in Nepal should be classified as Endangered (EN) - a very high risk of extinction in the wild.