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Snow Leopard was once again sighted in Himachal’s tribal district Lahaul Spiti. A snow leopard was captured on camera by a tourist named Nawang Tashi while roaming on the side of the road in the midst of snowfall. The leopard was spotted in Dalang village in the Lahaul Valley. Snow leopard is going towards the mountains amid snowfall.
The snow leopard is one of the few animals in the world whose species are on the verge of extinction. Thousands of tourists are reaching here every year to see the snow leopard in the Spiti valley adjacent to the China border in Himachal. After snowfall between the months of December and March, these animals come down from the mountains and reach around the residential areas.
Number of Snow Leopards in Spiti 26
Himachal currently has 73 snows. In the year 2021, the Leopard Nature Conservation Foundation had released the number of snow leopards. This survey was started in the year 2018. Snow leopards are also seen in Kinnaur and Pangi, but the number of snow leopards in Spiti is around 26.
NCF scientist Dr. Ajay Bijoor says that 284 cameras were installed in Himachal. 73 snow leopards were found in the survey. This does not include the number of cubs. According to the survey, the number of snow leopards is increasing year by year in Himachal Pradesh.