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

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 an...

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Main Authors:	Sheehy, Dennis, Sheehy, Cody, Johnson, Doug, Damiran, Daalkhaijav, Fiamengo, Marci
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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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Summary:	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.

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

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