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
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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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
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Sheehy, Dennis
Sheehy, Cody
Johnson, Doug
Damiran, Daalkhaijav
Fiamengo, Marci
Mongolia : Livestock and Wildlife in the Southern Gobi Region, with Special Attention to Wild Ass
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Mongolia
description 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.
format Working Paper
author Sheehy, Dennis
Sheehy, Cody
Johnson, Doug
Damiran, Daalkhaijav
Fiamengo, Marci
author_facet Sheehy, Dennis
Sheehy, Cody
Johnson, Doug
Damiran, Daalkhaijav
Fiamengo, Marci
author_sort Sheehy, Dennis
title Mongolia : Livestock and Wildlife in the Southern Gobi Region, with Special Attention to Wild Ass
title_short Mongolia : Livestock and Wildlife in the Southern Gobi Region, with Special Attention to Wild Ass
title_full Mongolia : Livestock and Wildlife in the Southern Gobi Region, with Special Attention to Wild Ass
title_fullStr Mongolia : Livestock and Wildlife in the Southern Gobi Region, with Special Attention to Wild Ass
title_full_unstemmed Mongolia : Livestock and Wildlife in the Southern Gobi Region, with Special Attention to Wild Ass
title_sort mongolia : livestock and wildlife in the southern gobi region, with special attention to wild ass
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url 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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spelling okr-10986-275762021-04-23T14:04:43Z Mongolia : Livestock and Wildlife in the Southern Gobi Region, with Special Attention to Wild Ass Sheehy, Dennis Sheehy, Cody Johnson, Doug Damiran, Daalkhaijav Fiamengo, Marci 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 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. 2017-07-17T18:57:00Z 2017-07-17T18:57:00Z 2010-08 Working Paper 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Mongolia