A stronghold of the endangered Snow Leopard, Hemis National Park lies in Ladakh in India’s northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. SPECIES TO WATCH Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Endangered Urial or Shapo (Ovis orientalis vignei ), Vulnerable Tibetan Wolf (Canis lupus chanco), a subspecies of the Grey Wolf Bharal (Pesudois nayaur), Least Concern and main prey species […]
Food for Thought: Snow Leopard
Snow leopard is an endangered species living on the higher reaches of Central Asia. The preferred prey of snow leopards are bharal or blue sheep (Pseudois nayavur) and ibex (Capra sibirica). Both these animals are found in the same range as the snow leopards’, roaming the same treacherous mountain slopes. Snow leopards are powerful predators […]