Context Large carnivores are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activities, and their protection is among the main goals of biodiversity conservation. The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) inhabits high-mountain landscapes where livestock depredation drives it into conflicts with local people poses an obstacle for its Aims aim this study was to identify groups most vulnerable depredation, tar...

The high mountains stretch over 20.4% of Nepal’s land surface with diverse climatic conditions and associated vegetation types. An understanding tree species forest structural pattern variations across different regions is crucial for mountain ecology. This study strived to carry out a comparative evaluation diversity, main stand variables, canopy cover forests contrasting precipitation in the ...

Equine eosinophilic keratitis or keratoconjunctivitis (EK) is an inflammatory disease of the conjunctiva and cornea. This disease has been described in other veterinary species, including cats, dogs, and rabbits; however, there is a dearth of information in the veterinary literature regarding this disease in horses. The disease appears to have a seasonal component, with the majority of cases oc...

BACKGROUND This paper aims to present the author's field research data on wild food plant use in Tibetan regions. It provides a general perspective on their significance in past and present Tibet, and examines the concept of wild edible plants as medicinal plants. The fieldwork was conducted in Dhorpatan (Nepal, May-August 1998), Lithang town and surroundings (Sichuan, China, April-September 19...

America’s population is aging. The baby boomers, Americans born between 1946 and 1964, are the nation’s single largest generation in history (U.S. Census Bureau, 2006). Numbering nearly 80,000,000 people, this generation has defined and characterized the demand on the country’s transportation enterprise: its infrastructure, vehicles, land use, and public as well as private institutions. The int...