Ma Hu, Qiuying Bading, Rong Zhanlei, Zhang Jinhu, Liang Guozhu, Ma Shuguang, Gao Yayue, Chen Shengyun
Key Laboratory of Surface Processes and Ecological Conservation on the Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Education, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.
Qinghai Key Laboratory of Natural Geography and Environmental Processes, School of Geography, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Sep 14;14(18):2680. doi: 10.3390/ani14182680.
In recent years, there has been growing concern about the condition of snow leopards. The snow leopard (), an apex predator of alpine ecosystems, is essential for the structural and functional stability of ecosystems. Monitoring of snow leopards' activity patterns based on camera traps in the Qilian Mountain National Park (Qinghai area) between August 2020 to October 2023 was performed. The results showed that autumn is the peak period of snow leopard activity, especially in September when the frequency of activity is the highest, and there is one peak in the frequency of snow leopard daily activity in the time period of 18:00-22:00, while the highest overlap of the daily activity curves of snow leopards in different months was from spring to autumn (Δ = 0.97), and there were significant differences in diurnal activity rhythm between spring and autumn ( = 0.002). Snow leopards prefer sunny days, and they tend to be active at temperatures of -10-9 °C. Our research aimed to uncover the activity patterns of snow leopards at different scales within the study area and provide data for further studies on snow leopards and other wildlife by researchers. This study can be used to gain a comprehensive understanding of the ecological characteristics of snow leopards and to assess their habitats, and it will also serve as a reference for the local wildlife management authorities in formulating snow leopard conservation measures.
近年来，人们对雪豹的生存状况越来越关注。雪豹作为高山生态系统的顶级掠食者，对生态系统的结构和功能稳定至关重要。本研究于2020年8月至2023年10月期间，利用相机陷阱对祁连山国家公园（青海地区）雪豹的活动模式进行了监测。结果表明，秋季是雪豹活动的高峰期，尤其是9月活动频率最高，且在18:00 - 22:00时间段内雪豹日活动频率出现一个峰值，不同月份雪豹日活动曲线的最高重叠期为春季至秋季（Δ = 0.97），且春秋两季的昼夜活动节律存在显著差异（ = 0.002）。雪豹偏好晴天，倾向于在-10 - 9℃的温度下活动。我们的研究旨在揭示研究区域内不同尺度下雪豹的活动模式，为研究人员进一步研究雪豹及其他野生动物提供数据。本研究可用于全面了解雪豹的生态特征并评估其栖息地，也将为当地野生动物管理部门制定雪豹保护措施提供参考。
