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Vicugna vicugna

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Classifications [top]

List of Habitats:
3 Shrubland
3.7 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude
4 Grassland
4.7 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude
5 Wetlands (inland)
5.10 Wetlands (inland) - Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt)
5.11 Wetlands (inland) - Alpine Wetlands (includes temporary waters from snowmelt)
List of Conservation Actions:
1 Land/water protection
1.1 Site/area protection (in place)
1.2 Resource & habitat protection (in place)
2 Land/water management
2.1 Site/area management (in place)
3 Species management
3.1 Species management
3.1.2 Trade management (in place)
4 Education & awareness
4.1 Formal education (in place)
4.2 Training (in place)
4.3 Awareness & communications (in place)
5 Law & policy
5.1 Legislation
5.1.3 Sub-national level (in place)
5.4 Compliance and enforcement
5.4.2 National level (in place)
6 Livelihood, economic & other incentives
6.1 Linked enterprises & livelihood alternatives (in place)
List of Threats:
2 Agriculture & aquaculture
2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
2.1.2 Small-holder farming
2.3 Livestock farming & ranching
2.3.2 Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming
3 Energy production & mining
3.2 Mining & quarrying
5 Biological resource use
5.1 Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals
5.1.1 Intentional use (species is the target)
8 Invasive & other problematic species & genes
8.1 Invasive non-native/alien species
8.1.1 Unspecified species
8.2 Problematic native species
11 Climate change & severe weather
11.1 Habitat shifting & alteration
11.2 Droughts
11.3 Temperature extremes
Citation: Lichtenstein, G., Baldi, R., Villalba, L., Hoces, D., Baigún, R. & Laker, J. 2008. Vicugna vicugna. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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