India’s most extensive survey of the ‘ghosts of the mountains’ highlighted the importance of shared landscapes and ...

With this data, the team estimates that Ladakh is home to 477 snow leopards, or 68 percent of India’s total population. The density varied between one to three snow leopards per 38 square miles.

There is no doubt that the Himalayas are home to some of the world’s most beautiful peaks. But what most people don’t know is ...

The researchers estimated that Ladakh is home to 477 snow leopards, representing 68% of India’s total population. The density of snow leopards varied between 1 and 3 individuals per 100 km2, ...

Shimla: A team of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), led by Soumitra Dasgupta, has presented a Rs 3-crore cheque to ...

Ladakh hosts 477 snow leopards, two-thirds of the country's total population of these wild cats. The finding has emerged from the most comprehensive survey, spanning 59,000 sq km, of snow leopards ...

Snow leopard attacks, but blue sheep escapes. Photo: ©Inger Vandyke Endangered snow leopards reside in the rocky, steep terrain and prey on wild sheep and smaller animals.

A snow leopard in Ladakh, India Wim van den Heever/naturepl.com India’s first-ever survey of snow leopards has estimated that there are 718 of the big cats living in the country’s six ...

They found that Ladakh had the highest number of snow leopards, followed by Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. Jammu and Kashmir had the lowest number of big cats.

Covering approximately 120,000 km of snow leopard habitat across the trans-Himalayan region, including the UTs of Ladakh and J and K, and states such as Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and ...

Explore 10 rare animals in India and the national parks where they thrive, from snow leopards in Ladakh to Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Gir forest.

The reserve lies in a strategic trans-Himalayan region, bordering the Union Territory of Ladakh to the north and adjoining the Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary to the east, Kabjima Nallah to the south, and ...