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Status of Snow Leopards in India
- Context (DTE | PIB): The government unveiled the report on the Status of Snow Leopards in India.
- The assessment was conducted by The Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) over four years (2019-2023).
- Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is the national coordinator for SPAI.
- WII has two partners. The Nature Conservation Foundation and World Wildlife Fund for Nature.
Important Findings
- Only 34 per cent of the snow leopard habitat in India legally protected.
- The estimated population in different states are Ladakh (477), Uttarakhand (124), Himachal Pradesh (51), Arunachal Pradesh (36), Sikkim (21), and Jammu and Kashmir (9).
- The report emphasised the need for a dedicated Snow Leopard Cell at the Dehradun-based WII for long-term population monitoring of Snow Leopards.
World Wide Fund for Nature (World Wildlife Fund)
Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
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