{"id":4705,"date":"2025-10-03T11:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4705"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:15:14","slug":"snow-leopard-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/snow-leopard-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Leopard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Snow Leopard Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himachal Pradesh has recorded 83 snow leopards (up from 51 in 2021) as per the latest survey by the Wildlife Wing of the State Forest Department in collaboration with the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Declared <\/span><b>State Animal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>Ladakh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Himachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Found across <\/span><b>12 range countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is home to an estimated <\/span><b>500\u2013700 snow leopards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spread across the Himalayas and Trans-Himalayan region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mascot of Khelo India Winter Games 2024<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: named <\/span><b>Sheen-e She (Shan)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Ladakh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is listed as <\/span><b>Vulnerable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the<\/span><b> IUCN Red List<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Key Characteristics Snow Leopard<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medium-sized cat, weight <\/span><b>30\u201355 kg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Height<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 55\u201365 cm | <\/span><b>Length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 90\u2013115 cm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Smoky-grey with black rosettes, providing camouflage in rocky terrain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Paws<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Large, act like natural snowshoes to prevent sinking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Extra-long, used for balance and warmth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ears<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Small and round, reducing heat loss.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nasal cavity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Wide, short\u2014warms cold air before inhalation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Leaping ability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Can leap <\/span><b>10 meters (30 feet)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a single bound.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vocalisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Cannot roar, unlike most big cats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Evolutionary relation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Closer to tigers than leopards.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Key Details of the Survey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exercise, covering <\/span><b>26,000 sq km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across Spiti Valley, Kinnaur, Pangi, Lahaul, and <\/span><b>Great Himalayan National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, involved <\/span><b>271 camera traps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First official sighting of <\/span><b>Pallas\u2019s Cat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Kinnaur and rediscovery of <\/span><b>Woolly Flying Squirrel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Lahaul also reported.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the first time globally, <\/span><b>indigenous women from Kibber<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contributed to data analysis, highlighting <\/span><b>inclusive community participation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in conservation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himachal Pradesh is the <\/span><b>first state in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to complete a population estimation of snow leopards, setting a <\/span><b>cost-effective, scalable model<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/chandigarh\/himachal-home-to-83-snow-leopards-up-from-51-in-2021-survey-10284295\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>IE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In India,  Snow Leopards are seen in J&#038;K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. 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