Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)

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Environment Minister Reveals Plans to Double Snow Leopard Population
India gets protocol to assess exact Snow Leopard population, currently estimated between 400-700.

TWC India

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Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, on Wednesday, October 23, revealed that a protocol has been decided among the member countries of the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP), road-mapping the enumeration of snow leopards.
He added that once the enumeration is completed, the plan is to double the population of snow leopards in the world.

Addressing the inaugural session of the fourth steering committee meeting of the GSLEP programme on the occasion of International Snow Leopard Day, Javadekar said that at present, the maximum population of snow leopards inhabits Mongolia and China.
Further, he confidently added that once the protocol has been finalised, it will help all the countries in the leopard count, following which the world can collectively strive to double the population of snow leopards in the coming decade.

Giving the example of India's success in counting tigers, he said the exercise that was considered difficult until 20 years ago has now been carried out successfully, with the population of tigers in the country touching 2,967—77 per cent of the world tiger population.

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India will have a separate programme on snow leopards to include green pathways in the Himalayan region, where they are typically found, to help assist livelihood creation and create an ecosystem, the Minister said.

Javadekar added that discussion, deliberations and cooperation will help the countries move ahead on nature conservation, and that the focus needs to be on issues concerning capacity building in nature and the conservation of snow leopards.
He expressed his confidence in winning the battle against climate change by conserving nature and the animal kingdom, reinforcing the commitment to give a better planet to the next generations.


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