Western Himalayan Leopards

[Lycaon]

This thread is dedicated for leopards living in the western Himalayan mountains. Reply

[peter]

(08-27-2022, 07:11 PM)Lycaon Wrote: This thread is dedicated for leopards living in the western Himalayan mountains.

Thanks Lycaon. 

Make sure the lead post is a good one, Styx. It's all yours. Reply

[Styx38]

These North Indian states make up the Western Himalayan region.


These include the states of Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The range also extends into parts of Pakistan.

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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-..._257879412

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication...n_Himalaya






Here is the environment of these regions. These include Western Himalayan alpine shrub and coniferous forests.

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Here are the mammals that the Leopard shares territory within the Western Himalayas.

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"Bhagirathi is a stronghold for many mammals, including six threatened species: the snow leopard, common leopard, Himalayan brown bear, Asiatic black bear, musk deer and sambar. Photo: DST-NMSHE-Wildlife Institute of India"


https://www.oryxthejournal.org/blog/migh...t-mammals/ Reply

[Luipaard]

Snow leopards are facing severe competition from common leopards in the Upper Bhagirathi basin, Western Himalaya during winter season: Changes in ecological conditions may influence intraguild competition: inferring interaction patterns of snow leopard with co-predators Reply