Snow Leopard: In News
A group of tourists on a road trip through Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with one of nature’s most elusive predators, a snow leopard.It is a medium-sized big cat that resides in the rugged terrains of Central and South Asia.
Scientific Name: Panthera unciaDespite a range of over 2 million sq.km., scientists estimate that there may only be between 3,920 and 6,390 snow leopards left in the wild.Conservation status: IUCN Red List: Vulnerable, CITES: Appendix I
Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972:Schedule IAs they are rarely spotted, they are generally known as the ‘ghost of the mountains’.
