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	Animal Info - Chiru (Tibetan Antelope)
		The chiru is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau.
		The chiru is endemic to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
		Over 7000 chirus in one population of females and newborns included 3.2% in herds of 2-50, 8% in herds of 51-100, 26.6% in herds of 101-500, and 62.2% in herds exceeding 500, with the largest including at least 1000.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/artiperi/panthodg.htm (1969 words)

	Tibetan antelope, Chiru
		Extremely wary by nature, the chiru is constantly on the alert and is hence difficult to approach.
		The chiru's status is considered vulnerable by the IUCN (1996).
		The chiru is threatened by hunting for its meat, magnificent horns, and soft, fine wool which is used to make the extremely (and unfortunately) chic shahtoosh scarves.
	www.ultimateungulate.com /Artiodactyla/Pantholops_hodgsonii.html (382 words)

	5 TIGERS : Tigers In Trouble (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Most of the chiru that come to this region are males; the females have been reported to prefer the neighbouring Lingti Tsiang plains in the Aksai Chin region, where they often fawn.
		Chiru populations are largely migratory and males and females remain in the same herd for much of the year.
		The chiru that migrate to the riverines and meadow slopes of northeastern Ladakh in India, do not exceed a total population of 200 to 220.
	www.savethetigerfund.org /trouble/ConservationOrganizations/WPSI/Fashioned/shachir.htm (1684 words)

	Chiru Haute Couture, Tibetan Antelope, Shahtoosh shawls, Jammu and Kashmir crafts, Indian State of Ladakh.
		It is found on the male Chiru who shows of its white neck with its head held high, muzzle skywards to herd its females to organize and maintain its ‘harem’.
		The underfleece is protection for the Chiru against the severe cold and intolerable conditions in winter when the temperature drops to minus forty degrees Fahrenheit.
		He describes, “…almost from my feet away to the north and east, as far as the eye could reach, were thousands upon thousands of doe antelope with their young.
	www.indiaprofile.com /wildlife/chiru.htm (730 words)

	"Critics - Chiru Chakravarty"
		Chiru has now abandoned the bleak view on the state of the world, on human relationships and on the possibilities of the self's regeneration in a universe governed by chaos.
		"chiru is an established muralist and painter with a mastery over both the media.
		This is Chiru's philosphic, aesthetic and moral credo.
	www.chiruchakravarty.com /critics (480 words)

	FASHION STATEMENT SPELLS DEATH FOR TIBETAN ANTELOPE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Behind this luxury lies death: three to five chiru die to provide the 300-600 grams of raw wool needed to produce a single shawl, according to the Wildlife Protection Society of India.
		Chiru are virtually exclusive to the Tibetan Plateau, though they occasionally wander into India’s Ladakh region.
		Chiru trade also is prohibited within India under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, except in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is afforded special status under India’s constitution.
	www.traffic.org /shahtoosh/tibetanantelope.html (633 words)

	NPR: Tibet's Endangered Antelope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The demand for their pelts also puts the chiru in danger of being hunted to extinction.
		He's constructed the natural history of the chiru, but was lacking one critical piece of information -- where the females went to have their calves.
		A newborn chiru at the remote birthing ground north of the Chang Tang Reserve in Tibet.
	www.npr.org /programs/re/archivesdate/2003/mar/changtang (994 words)

	Chiru
		Wildlife experts say the number of chiru antelopes has fallen to about 75,000 from one million 50 years ago, and as many as 20,000 animals are killed each year...
		Wildlife experts say the number of chiru antelopes has fallen to about 75,000 from one million 50 years ago, and 20,000 animals are killed each year to feed...
		Chiru has now used a street dialect with equal success in "Shankardada MBBS", the Telugu adaptation of the same film.
	conservation.mongabay.com /Chiru.htm (479 words)

	Care for the Wild - Elephants, tigers, monkeys, endangered species, wild animals. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Despite both national and international legislation prohibiting killing Chiru, exporting their wool as well as finished shawls illegal trade persists, and fuelled by the growing popularity of pashminas, has also reached the West.
		Tibetan Antelope, or Chiru are protected against the sub-zero temperatures and icy winds of the Himalayan plateau by the softest, finest hair on earth.
		In fact the terrain that the Chiru inhabits is devoid of rocks and bushes.
	www.careforthewild.org /newsstory.asp?apid=57 (2534 words)

	WildAid
		Range and Habitat: The Chiru or Tibetan antelope is found on the remote high plains of the Tibetan Plateau and the Zianjiang and Qinghai provinces of Western China and the Ladakh province of northwestern India.
		Chiru live at altitudes of between 3,700 to 5,500 metres, where the average annual temperature is -4oC.
		The situation for the chiru has become even more desperate since the poachers found their calving grounds and for the past 2 years even pregnant chiru and those with young have been killed.
	www.wildaid.org /index.asp?CID=3&PID=352&SUBID=&TERID=484 (1282 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Chiru
		Chiru, antelope that has adapted to living on mountain plateaus as high as 5500 m (as high as 18,000 ft).
		The adult chiru, also known as the Tibetan...
		The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is one of many zoological institutions that carry out research programs across the world.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Chiru.html (55 words)

	chiru on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Profile: National Geographic Radio Expedition focuses on trek to follow endangered chiru antelope in Tibet
		Le Dr. Keith Goh lors d'une conférence de presse en avril 2001 Deux petites siamoises sud-coréennes séparées par des chiru.
		Drop dead gorgeous: why poachers are killing the chiru.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-chiru.asp (324 words)

	Indiatimes Learning..........Ecological - Animal Knigdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		It is associated with the wool of the Chiru, the Tibetan antelope found in the high reaches of the Tibetan Plateau across the Himalayas.
		Experts like George Schaller who have spent decades studying wildlife in Tibet, confirm the fact that Chirus is shot and trapped on the Tibetan plateau - in Tibet Autonomous region, Qinghai, and southern Xingjiang not only for their wool but also for their meat and horns.
		The Chiru declined dramatically due to poaching, from over 2,000 estimated in 1991 to only two seen during 1997.
	www.etinvest.com /learning/ecology/chiru.htm (564 words)

	In Tibet, Climbers Find Rare Antelope Birthing Ground
		Poachers have decimated the chiru populations to supply the fl market trade in shahtoosh, which is among the world's most expensive wools and is 25 percent finer then cashmere.
		In 2001 Schaller came close to locating the birthing grounds of the western herd of chiru, the largest of four main herds, but was forced to turn back when his pack animals began to die from malnutrition and exhaustion.
		Chiru must be slaughtered and skinned for poachers to obtain their precious wool.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2003/03/0321_030321_changtang.html (937 words)

	Tibetan Plateau Project \| Chiru Fact Sheet
		Chiru can tolerate these extremes due to a layer of dense, fine wool next to the skin, called "shahtoosh." Females typically give birth to a single calf in June or July after mating in late November or December.
		Chiru are mixed feeders, favoring a diet of graminoid and forb species, with the percentage of plants changing seasonally.
		Chiru wintering areas are fairly well known, but most calving areas are still not adequately documented or protected, although they are regarded as essential for conserving chiru populations.
	www.earthisland.org /tpp/chirufacts.htm (2141 words)

	FR Doc 03-25207
		Although data on the current population dynamics of chiru are fragmentary and preliminary (Schaller 1998), it is clear that the total population has declined drastically in the past 30 years and is continuing to decline at an alarming rate.
		If one assumes that the total population of chiru is 70,000 individuals and that the population is currently declining at a rate of 1,000-3,500 individuals per year (admittedly a rough estimate, given available data), then the species could go extinct within the next 20 to 70 years.
		Chiru are also killed for their horns (used in traditional medicinal practices), hides, and meat (Ginsberg et al.
	a257.g.akamaitech.net /7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-25207.htm (6145 words)

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		Chiru, Ganguly or Sachin - Turned out that it was none of them but TAGORE who got the piece of cake.
		The flight of each ball delivered by Chiru is almost as high as his image.
		Chiru walked till the pavillion where he took a flag held by a person and waved it at the crowd.
	totaltollywood.com /articles/vizagcricket (1398 words)

	Save the Chiru - Shun the shahtoosh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The chiru's home remains one of the least travelled and least known corners of the world, and one would have thought that chiru populations would be safe from man’s greed.
		As a result, where an estimated 1,000,000 animals roamed in the Tibetan Plateau in the earlier part of the last century, current estimates of the chiru population range between 50,000 and 75,000.
		Less than 70,000 chirus exist today and 20,000 of these are butchered every year.
	www.wildlifetrustofindia.org /shahtoosh/html_s/chiru.htm (437 words)

	Chiru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		One such camp was conducted today at Kangchup Chiru village, in which a strong delegation of the three civil society bodies held interactive discussion about...
		Those favouring the ban cite the declining chiru count as the main reason for not allowing any concessions to the artisans and traders whose livelihood is...
		SSU goal scorers were Banny Chiru in the 1st, 10th and 23rd min, Gaichungam in...
	www.conservation.mongabay.com /news/Chiru.htm (1081 words)

	Habitat of Chiru- care4nature.org - an ecological footprint ...
		Habitat of Chiru- care4nature.org - an ecological footprint ________________________________________________________________
		Chiru favor alpine steppe, alpine meadow and desert steppe habitats characterized by below-freezing average annual temperatures and a brief growing season.
		Due to a combination of remoteness, an influx of settlers and a lack of existing management capacity, these reserves are incapable of effectively protecting the chiru or its habitat.
	www.care4nature.org /wildindia/chiru/habitat.htm (266 words)

	Ragalahari : non-stop telugu music >> tollywood press releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		It turned out to be closer to 14 hours after being royally screwed by ideas from other chiru fans in the last minute but that's another story.
		Chiru is simply superb in dance, fights and action.
		The audio is not that great except for three songs but I have to say that Chiru elevated the songs with his mind-blowing steps.
	www.ragalahari.com /moviepreview.asp?mvnm=tagorevancouver (714 words)

	Kashmir rethinks shahtoosh ban - The Washington Times: World Briefings - June 19, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Before the ban, poachers killed the chiru for shahtoosh — a Persian word that means "king of wools" — in the animal's habitat on the Chang Tang Plateau in Tibet and in China's Xinjiang autonomous region and Qinghai province.
		Since individuals and groups seeking to protect rare animals did not have evidence that chiru were being killed for their wool, efforts to end trading in or weaving of shahtoosh never gained much momentum.
		After researching the chiru in China, biologist George Schaller of the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) confirmed in 1993 that the animals were being killed for wool sold to weavers in Kashmir.
	washingtontimes.com /world/20040618-102454-3729r.htm (1576 words)

	Anji Movie Review at NRILinks.com Entertainment
		Congrats Chiru, Shyam Prasad Reddy and Kodi Ramakrishna.
		Chiru as ever is at his best.."Mirapakaya bajji" is excellent..I would love to see Chiru in mass roles in his forthcoming movies..
		chiru is the demigod of telugu screen.there is no doubt about it.ntr is not even near pawan.only pawan and baliah can compete with chiru.anji is a movie for all sections of audience.chiru is fantastic in his histrionics.go watch it boys.
	www.nrilinks.com /entertainment/movies/reviews/TW740.asp (6434 words)

	Save the Chiru - Shun the shahtoosh
		The chiru's home remains one of the least travelled and least known corners of the world, and one would have thought that chiru populations would be safe from man’s greed.
		As a result, where an estimated 1,000,000 animals roamed in the Tibetan Plateau in the earlier part of the last century, current estimates of the chiru population range between 50,000 and 75,000.
		As many as three chirus are gruesomely slaughtered to stitch together one shahtoosh shawl.
	www.shahtoosh.com /html_s/chiru.htm (437 words)

	Chiranjeevi- MegaStar of Tollywood
		Not to forget Chiru also said that if it was proved that he illegally occupied even 1 sq.ft of land, he would surrender it.
		The outcome will show what reputation Chiru has among the general public and it also prove that if anything is said against him, it will only affect the person who had said it.
		Officials stated that - "If he had wanted to illegally occupy land then he would have not a built a wall at the back of the house." Its learned that Chiranjeevi is planning to file a case of "defamation" against Deccan Chronicle very soon and is looking for other legal methods of proving himself innocent.
	bkr.8k.com /chiru_arnews.html (2593 words)

	Earth Island Journal: Saving the Chiru.(Brief Article)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The antelope, called "chiru" in Tibetan, is hunted for shahtoosh, its fine woolen undercoat.
		Experts estimate the chiru population at less than 75,000.
		As many as 20,000 -- more than one-fourth of the population -- may be killed by poachers this year.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:59211574&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (178 words)

	Lesson Plans - Can the Chiru Be Saved?
		A small deerlike animal, the chiru is endangered because it is hunted and killed for its luxurious wool.
		Ask them if they know what a pashmina shawl is made of, and then ask them to read about and discuss where the wool comes from and how it is obtained.
		Ask students if anyone knows what a "chiru" or a "shatoosh" is. Have them read the National Geographic News article, "In Tibet, Climbers Find Rare Antelope Birthing Grounds," until they find the answers, which are found in the first two paragraphs.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /xpeditions/lessons/11/g68/ridgeway.html (1216 words)

	TerraGreen
		The chiru got into real trouble after the 1980s when, according to an estimate given by the IFAW, worldwide trade in shahtoosh rocketed by 50% and the shawls became a 'must-have' among wealthy trend-setting Westerners residing in the UK, the US, France, Italy, and Japan.
		Disappearance of the chiru from the wild is a matter of concern because unlike other threatened species, it is not possible to keep this animal in captivity.
		There was a time when the chiru population was 100 million but by 1979, because of the trade, its numbers had dwindled so drastically that it was classified as the world's most threatened species and listed under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
	www.teri.res.in /teriin/terragreen/issue22/feature.htm (2266 words)

	In Tibet, Climbers Find Rare Antelope Birthing Ground - www.phayul.com
		Four mountaineers traversing the high steppes of northern Tibet have succeeded in their quest to locate the key calving ground of the chiru, a rare Tibetan antelope imperiled by poaching.
		Commercial poachers have devastated chiru populations over the past two decades to supply fl market trade in shahtoosh, a luxurious wool spun from the chiru's inner coat that is 25 percent finer then cashmere and among the world's most expensive.
		Demand for chiru hides exploded after shahtoosh became a hot fashion trend for wealthy consumers in Europe, North America, and Asia.
	www.phayul.com /news/article.aspx?id=3933&t=1 (1367 words)

	Shahtoosh Trade
		Traditionally, the chiru has been poached for its meat and the males' horns, which are used in traditional medicine.
		In 1995, it was estimated that there were roughly 75,000 chiru left throughout its range across the Tibetan Plateau, although there are undoubtedly many fewer today.
		As a result of the intense pressure on the remaining chiru population, the species is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and products such as shahtoosh are prohibited from international commercialization.
	www.awionline.org /wildlife/q47-1sha.htm (723 words)

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