Argali  (Ovis ammon)

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Glossary

Subspecies: a different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2003)
    www.redlist.org
  2. Ultimate Ungulate (April, 2003)
    http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Ovis_ammon.html
  3. CITES (April, 2003)
    www.cites.org
  4. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press.
  5. Harris, R.B. & Pletscher, D.H. (2002) Incentives toward conservation of argali Ovis ammon: A case study of trophy hunting in western China. Oryx, 36(4).
    Available at:
    http://www.cwru.edu/affil/tibet/Oryx.pdf