Monitoring Argali, Sighting Snow Leopards and Sharing Tea with Herders.
Tag: ladakh
India: New Village Joins Livestock Insurance Program
The community of Hemiya joins our livestock insurance program, and agrees to set aside a grazing-free reserve for wildlife.
“Have You Seen The Snow Leopard?”
Ladakh, the starkly beautiful high mountain desert in India’s Jammu & Kashmir province, is one of the world’s best places to see wild snow leopards. It’s also one of our conservation focus areas. Our Communications Manager Matt Fiechter recently traveled to Ladakh to learn more about our ongoing community-based snow leopard conservation programs – and follow the tracks of the elusive Ghost Cat.
Building Better Corrals in Ladakh
Villagers from small herding communities in Ladakh are teaming up with Snow Leopard Trust field staff to improve the corrals where they keep their livestock and reduce conflicts with snow leopards and other predators.