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version | 1232 |
dateModified | 2022-06-28T08:22:14Z |
annotationComment | note the positioning as "grassland degradation as a threat to wildlife" as an object of scientific study: the goal of scientists is to measure the phenomenon, rather than to determine whether or not it exists. |
dateAdded | 2022-06-28T08:21:57Z |
annotationText | And it's not just herders who are suffering; the grasslands are also home to many species of wildlife, including snow leopards, the little-studied khulan or Mongolian wild ass, and the Mongolian gazelle. Conservation scientists are tracking these animals through radio collars and camera traps to better understand their population sizes and how grassland degradation may threaten their numbers. |
annotationAuthorName | Ananda Thrift |
parentItem | Exploding demand for cashmere wool is ruining Mongolia's grasslands _ Science _ AAAS.pdf |
key | C25S99LS |
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