Nepal has released its first consolidated national estimate of snow leopards, placing the population at 397 individuals, after synthesizing multiple studies conducted between 2015 and 2024.

The figures come from a trove of data about snow leopard distribution gathered between 2015 and 2024 through research covering seven study regions in Nepal. Using tools like camera traps and DNA ...

Nepal has announced its national estimate of the elusive snow Leopard population, marking a major milestone in the conservation of this iconic Himalayan species. The country now estimates there ...

Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday. Habitat loss, climate change ...

Two major surveys in India and Nepal have revealed encouraging Snow Leopard population figures. Ladakh is home to an ...

KATHMANDU — Following decades of speculation, skepticism and lack of consensus, Nepal’s government has announced the country’s first-ever consolidated national estimate of snow leopards ...

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