by aritha | Aug 2, 2015 | Snow-leopard-blog
An indigenous community living in the snow leopard habitat We, the indigenous cultural practitioners of the snow leopard range countries, welcome global efforts for the conservation of snow leopards and express our readiness to collaborate in the development and...
by aritha | Aug 1, 2015 | Snow-leopard-blog
Illegal hunting of snow leopards is a serious threat to the species in Central Asia Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) has recently led to local and global extinctions of several species such as the tiger in several parts of its range, Sumatran rhino and...
by aritha | Aug 1, 2015 | Snow-leopard-blog
Back in 2013, a cub, only a few months old from Khunjerab Valley, was found by members of the community. Under the assumption she was abandoned, they removed the cub from the wild in order to give her a chance at survival. Soon after, the Gilgit-Baltistan government...
by aritha | Aug 1, 2015 | Snow-leopard-blog
Several research and conservation initiatives are being implemented in Kyrgyzstan toward achieving the goals of GSLEP program. This kind of collaboration between government agencies and non-government agencies can be replicated for future conservation and research...
by aritha | Aug 1, 2015 | Snow-leopard-blog
Seeking to develop baseline data on key species in the country, Bhutan leads the way in conducting a Nationwide Snow Leopard Survey. The population estimates conducted in the beginning of the 21st century were based on sign surveys and estimated the population between...
