[march]Study on snow leopard in Himachal Pradesh

Question 1

context?

Answer 1

recent study

Question 2

Protection status

Answer 2

• ‘Vulnerable’ : IUCN
• Schedule I : WPA 1972.
• in the list of 21 critically endangered species for the recovery programme of the Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change.

Question 3

Habitat?

Answer 3

• higher Himalayan and trans-Himalaya

- J&K, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal

Question 4

Snow Leopard conservation in India?

Answer 4

• Project Snow Leopard (PSL),2009
• party to the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Programme since 2013.
• Landscapes selected for conservation 1)Hemis-Spiti across Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh; 2)Nanda Devi – Gangotri in Uttarakhand; 3) Khangchendzonga – Tawang across Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

Question 5

What is SECURE Himalaya?

Answer 5

Funded by : Global Environment Facility (GEF)-United Nations Development Programme

Aim:conservation of high-altitude biodiversity and reducing the dependency of local communities on the natural ecosystem

Question 6

Bishkek declaration,2013

Answer 6

endorsed by 12 countries having snow leopard population

goal : protecting at least 20 snow leopard landscapes

It led to Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Programme