Mongolia : Livestock and Wildlife in the Southern Gobi Region, with Special Attention to Wild Ass

The purpose of this report is to examine development trends in the Southern Gobi Region (SGR) as they affect livestock and wildlife. It provides an overview of the environment and natural resources of the region, discusses existing relationships and interactions among humans, livestock, large herbivore wildlife, and the natural resources on which they are dependent. It then explores the impact that economic development of the region is likely to have if that development does not consider the needs of the current users. The importance of rangeland and water resources in this region is illustrated by the case study of herder interactions with the Wild Ass or Khulan. This study found that Mongolians in the SGR, especially pastoralists, are interested in wildlife and can be willing cooperators in conservation, especially if they receive some compensation for their efforts. The general conclusion reached by this report is that direct competition for resources is not now the primary issue affecting the relationship between humans, pastoral livestock and large herbivore wildlife; rather it is the lack or loss of a conservation ethic that provides protection for traditional users of natural resources, enforcement of hunting regulations, and prevents illegal sport hunting that is rapidly reducing populations of large wild herbivores in the region. Although economic development of the region will undoubtedly proceed, having in place an effective and functional natural resource management program is critical.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Sheehy, Dennis, Sheehy, Cody, Johnson, Doug, Damiran, Daalkhaijav, Fiamengo, Marci
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-08
Subjects:	ANIMAL, ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION, ANIMAL FEED, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, ANIMAL PRODUCTION, ANIMAL SPECIES, ANIMALS, ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, AQUIFERS, ARID LAND, ATLANTIC OCEAN, BASIN, BEAR, BIODIVERSITY, BIOMASS, BIRDS, BIRDS OF PREY, CAMELS, CARNIVORES, CATTLE, CATTLE SHEEP, CLIMATE CHANGE, COAL, COAL MINE, COMMERCIALIZATION, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION ETHIC, CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION OF NATURE, CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, CRITICAL AREAS, CROP YIELDS, CRUDE PROTEIN, DESERT, DESERT AREAS, DESERT BASINS, DESERT LAND, DESERT ZONE, DESERTS, DIVERSITY OF FLORA, DOMESTIC ANIMAL, DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK, DRINKING WATER, DROUGHT, DROUGHT PERIOD, DRY STEPPE, ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, ECOLOGICAL ZONE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMICS, ECOSYSTEM, ECOSYSTEMS, ELEVATIONS, ELK, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL RISK, EXPLOITATION, EXTINCTION, FARM, FAUNA, FENCING, FIELD RESEARCH, FIELD WORK, FISH, FORAGE, FORAGE PLANTS, FORAGE SUPPLY, FOREST, FOSSIL FUELS, GAZELLE, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM, GOAT, GOATS, GRASS STEPPE, GRASSES, GRASSLAND, GRAZING LAND, GRAZING PRESSURE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GROUNDWATER, HABITAT DEGRADATION, HABITAT FRAGMENTATION, HABITATS, HARSH WINTERS, HERBIVORES, HERD POPULATIONS, HERD STRUCTURE, HERDER, HERDERS, HERDING, HERDS, HIGH DIVERSITY, HIGHLANDS, HORSE, HORSES, HUMAN INTRUSIONS, HUMAN POPULATION, HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH, HUNTING, HUNTING OF WILDLIFE, ILLEGAL HUNTING, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, INTACT POPULATIONS, INVASIVE SPECIES, ISSUES, KEY WILDLIFE SPECIES, LABOR COSTS, LAKE, LAKES, LAND COVER, LAND USE, LANDSCAPE, LANDSCAPES, LARGE PREDATORS, LARGE TRACTS OF LAND, LITTER, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION, LIVESTOCK ECONOMIES, LIVESTOCK HERDERS, LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY, LIVESTOCK NUMBERS, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP, LIVESTOCK PRODUCER, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEM, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, LIVESTOCK SPECIES, LIVESTOCK SYSTEM, LIVESTOCK USE, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOW RAINFALL, MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK, MEAT, METALS, MINES, MOISTURE, MOISTURE CONDITIONS, MORTALITY RATES, MOUNTAIN RANGES, MOUNTAINS, MUSK DEER, NATIONAL HERD, NATIVE HABITATS, NATIVE VEGETATION, NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCE BASE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NUMBERS OF LIVESTOCK, OCEANS, OIL, ORGANIC MATTER, OVERGRAZING, PASTORAL SYSTEMS, PASTORALISTS, PASTURE, PASTURE PRODUCTIVITY, PASTURE RESOURCES, PLANT, PLANT COMMUNITIES, PLANT COMMUNITY, PLANT SPECIES, POACHING, PONDS, POPULATION DECLINE, POPULATION DECLINES, PRECIPITATION, PREDATOR, PREDATORS, PROTECTION, RAINFALL, RANGELAND, RANGELAND AREAS, RANGELAND DEGRADATION, RANGELAND MANAGEMENT, RANGELAND RESOURCES, RANGELANDS, RECYCLING, RED DEER, RED LIST, REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROADS, SAIGA ANTELOPE, SAND DUNES, SEASONAL PASTURES, SHEEP, SHEEP POPULATION, SMALL-SCALE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, SNOW, SNOW LEOPARD, SNOW LEOPARDS, SOIL COVER, SOIL DISTURBANCE, SPORT HUNTING, STEPPE AREAS, STEPPE ZONES, STOCKING RATE, STREAMS, SUITABLE HABITAT, SUMMER PASTURES, SURFACE WATER, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES, TAIGA, TOURISM, TOURISM INDUSTRY, USE OF RANGELAND, VEGETATION, VEGETATION COVER, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, VEGETATION RESOURCES, VETERINARY, VETERINARY CARE, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER REQUIREMENTS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER SOURCE, WATER SOURCES, WATER USE, WATER USERS, WATER WITHDRAWAL, WELLS, WILD ASS, WILD HORSE, WILDLIFE, WILDLIFE HABITAT, WILDLIFE NEEDS, WILDLIFE POPULATION, WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, WILDLIFE SPECIES, WIND EROSION, WIND SPEED, WOLVES, WOOL, WOOL PRODUCTION, YOUNG STOCK,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/564181468059948834/Mongolia-Livestock-and-wildlife-in-the-Southern-Gobi-Region-SGP-with-special-attention-to-wild-ass http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27576
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