Date: March 22, 2018
Source: INASP
The snow leopard is a mammal
species of the cat family found at high altitudes in Nepal and other countries
around the Himalayan range. However, it has been included in the vulnerable
category of IUCN Red list of threatened species in recent years for various
reasons.
A recent research article
published in the journal Banko Janakari suggests that the snow leopard density
in the Manaslu region of the country is low despite abundant prey density and
cooperation from humans in its conservation.
"We conducted the research
in the Manaslu conservation areas because there had been limited studies in
this region in the past," says Bishnu Devkota, lead author of the article.
"Our research re-established the generally accepted and proven fact that
the snow leopard population is dwindling in protected and unprotected regions
of Nepal."
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