Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe
- List Price: $101.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Publish date: 04/01/1998
The plains ungulates are the main focus of this book -- especially the Tibetan antelope, or chiru, whose migrations define this ecosystem much as those of the wildebeest define the Serengeti. Schaller's descriptions of mammal numbers and distribution, behavior, and ecology provide baseline information that may allow wildlife, grasslands, and pastoralists to continue to coexist harmoniously in this region.
This project led to the creation of the 130,000-square-mile Chang Tang Reserve by the Tibetan government in 1993, and Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe should help promote future studies as well as conservation and management efforts.