snow leopard
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Hill tribes that once hunted elusive snow leopards now turn protectors
The training includes sensitising the Himalayan tribes about the value of co-existence and leading a mindful lifestyle for a sustainable livelihood.
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Kibber’s snow leopards
With efforts, people came to accept snow leopards and gradually the animals grew in number.
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The SHEN Story
How a women-led handicraft enterprise in Spiti is helping in the conservation of the elusive Snow Leopard
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स्थानीय समुदायों की मदद से पहाड़ी तेंदुओं को बचाना (in Hindi)
अब उनके लिए पहाड़ी तेंदुआ कोई घृणित परजीवी नहीं बल्कि बहुमूल्य सम्पदा बन गया है।
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Protecting snow leopards with local communities
The snow leopard was considered to be a despised pest; now it is seen as a valuable tourism asset - by Norbu, as also by scores of other villagers from places where SLC-IT has worked.