Status of snow leopards in India
<p>There are 718 snow leopards in India. However, only a third of their habitat is under legal protection, showed a report released by the Government of India and non-profit organisations on January 30, 2024.</p>
Snow Leopard
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Living planet: connected planet – preventing the end of the world’s wildlife migrations through ecological networks
Through the air, over land and in water, over ten thousand species numbering millions of animals travel around the world in a network of migratory pathways. The very foundation of these migratory species
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Snow leopards return to Kargil areas
Jammu: With peace in the Kargil sector, snow leopards are again seen in the area. Due to the Kargil War in 1999, most of the wildlife species, including snow leopards, had abandoned their habitats in Kargil.
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First’ snow leopard census kicks off
A census of snow leopard has started in Mustang district. Conservationists say this is the first time a snow leopard census is being conducted in the country. Nine video cameras have been installed
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Biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods: success stories
The Langtang National Park & Buffer Zone Area Support Project (LNPBZ SP) works to fulfill the Sacred Himalayan Landscape’s vision of preserving water resource, forest, pasture land, land and flora and
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Tiger Census: What Lies Beneath the Numbers
The science is suspect, logistics inadequate and equipment faulty. But even if taken at face value, the results of the second all-India tiger estimation only signal how our conservation efforts are rapidly slipping on the ground, says Jay Mazoomdaar It is never easy counting secretive, solitary predators. For decades, foresters studied pugmarks and usually counted more tigers per tiger.
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DNA tests confirm snow leopard in Uttarakhand
The presence of the elusive snow leopard has been confirmed in Uttarakhand. The evidence of this iconic big cat from the Greater and trans-Himalayas has been scientifically established using DNA techniques for the first-time ever from samples of scats collected during study.
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Spotting of snow leopards a good sign
Shimla: The spotting of two snow leopards by wildlife staff near Chichim in Kibber area of Lahaul-Spiti area a few days back has raised the hopes of an increase in the number of the highly endangered animal for which a special conservation programme is being launched.
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Night vision cameras to be installed at Darjeeling zoo
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Snow leopards at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling will now be filmed through the day with infra-red camera installed in their enclosures for studying their behaviour, particularly during the night.
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Leh to be model hill dist by 2025
Tsering Dorjey, Chief Executive Councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, hoisted the national flag at Polo Ground in Leh yesterday. In his Republic Day address, Dorjey declared that Leh would be developed as a model hill district by 2025, despite its harsh climate, difficulty in accessibility and terrains.