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Snow Leopard Population Soars in Himachal Pradesh Survey

10/18/2025

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A year-long snow leopard population assessment in Himachal Pradesh estimated 83 individuals, up from 51 in 2021.
The survey used scientific techniques and involved local communities, especially women from Kibber village, in data collection.
The effort reflects growing trust between forest officials and local residents.
The assessment recorded the first photographic evidence of the Pallas’s cat in Kinnaur.
It also confirmed the presence of the woolly flying squirrel in Lahaul.

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Story summary

A year-long snow leopard population assessment in Himachal Pradesh estimated 83 individuals, up from 51 in 2021.
The survey used scientific techniques and involved local communities, especially women from Kibber village, in data collection.
The effort reflects growing trust between forest officials and local residents.
The assessment recorded the first photographic evidence of the Pallas’s cat in Kinnaur.
It also confirmed the presence of the woolly flying squirrel in Lahaul.