Snow Leopard Research Trip

The snow leopard is moderately large cat natives which are found in the mountain ranges of Central Asia. They are insulated by thick hair, and their wide, fur-covered feet act as natural snow shoes. It has powerful feet which help to take a long jump. They can able to jump as far as 50 feet (15 meters). They have long tails; they use it for balancing and cover their sensitive body parts. Snow leopards are carnivores and actively hunt their prey. They usually mate in late winter, marked by a noticeable increase in marking and calling which can be one part of our trek.

 

 In Nepal in about 30,000 sq. /km area about 300–500 snow leopard is found. There are many places where we find the snow leopard in Nepal like Shey-Phoksundo National Park (Dolpa), Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve (Baglung), Annapurna Conservation Area, Api Nampa Conservation Area and also found in the Himalayan area.