Modern wildlife conservation initiatives and the pastoralist/hunter nomads of north western Tibet
2002
J.L. Fox
This paper reports on a Norwegian lead collaborative research project examining human-wildlife interactions and conservation priorities in the western part of the Chang Tang Nature Preserve, north-western Tibet.Highlights of the paper include:within the western part of the Chang Tang nature preserve, there exist rapidly diminishing populations of chiru antelope and wild yaksan estimated 30,000 nomadic pastoralists use areas within the reserve for livestock grazing, with many dependent on hunting for supplementary subsistence and tradeNorth western Change Tang, with the Aru basin as a prime site, represents one of the last strongholds of the endangered chiru and wild yak, as well as home to the Tibetan gazelle, kiang, Tibetan argali and blue sheepthe Aru basin is unique in that nomads have only recently returned to the previously off-limits areawildlife development actions in other parts of the Tibetan plateau are promoting increased livestock production, but they are doing so at the expense of wildlifepeople’s lives within the Aru basin are undergoing changes recently influenced by the introduction of permanent winter houses, fluctuating international trade in cashmere wool and moves towards stricter hunting regulations.[adapted from author]
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