National park (2,390sq.km) of Uttranchal, Kanchendzonga National Park (1,784sq.km) of Sikkim, Great Himalayan National Park (754sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Nandadevi National Park (630sq.km) of Uttranchal, Govind National Park (472sq.km) of Uttranchal, Kishtwar National Park (400 sq.km), and Dachigam National Park (141sq.km) of Jammu & Kashmir, Valley of Flowers National Park (88sq.km) Uttranchal, Namdhapha National park (1,985sq.km) of Arunachal Pradesh and Wildlife Sanctuaries being Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (957sq.km) Uttranchal, Sangla Wildlife Sanctuary (650sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Askot Wildlife Sanctuary (600sq.km) Uttranchal, Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary (481sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Lipa-Asrang Wildlife Sanctuary (31sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (4,149sq.km) of Arunchal Pradesh, Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary (103sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Sainj Wildlife Sanctuary (90sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Kanawar Wildlife Sanctuary (54 sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Manali Wildlife Sanctuary (32sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh may have snow leopards. Many of the Protected areas in the Greater Himalayas are having very small areas as snow leopard habitat and to such extent that they are not yet documented. And three National Parks and Five Wildlife Sanctuaries are such that presence of snow leopard is very doubtful because of small amounts of alpine habitat present in these protected areas is separated by snow leopard range by extensive forest cover (Jackson, 2002). THREATS AND CONSERVATION The snow leopard is often killed because it is seen as a menace to livestock (Chundawat et al., 1988). Mallon (1984) reported the killing of over ten snow leopards in the in the early 1980’s due to livestock lifting. One of the main reasons
National park (2,390sq.km) of Uttranchal, Kanchendzonga National Park (1,784sq.km) of Sikkim, Great Himalayan National Park (754sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Nandadevi National Park (630sq.km) of Uttranchal, Govind National Park (472sq.km) of Uttranchal, Kishtwar National Park (400 sq.km), and Dachigam National Park (141sq.km) of Jammu & Kashmir, Valley of Flowers National Park (88sq.km) Uttranchal, Namdhapha National park (1,985sq.km) of Arunachal Pradesh and Wildlife Sanctuaries being Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (957sq.km) Uttranchal, Sangla Wildlife Sanctuary (650sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Askot Wildlife Sanctuary (600sq.km) Uttranchal, Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary (481sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Lipa-Asrang Wildlife Sanctuary (31sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (4,149sq.km) of Arunchal Pradesh, Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary (103sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Sainj Wildlife Sanctuary (90sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Kanawar Wildlife Sanctuary (54 sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh, Manali Wildlife Sanctuary (32sq.km) of Himanchal Pradesh may have snow leopards. Many of the Protected areas in the Greater Himalayas are having very small areas as snow leopard habitat and to such extent that they are not yet documented. And three National Parks and Five Wildlife Sanctuaries are such that presence of snow leopard is very doubtful because of small amounts of alpine habitat present in these protected areas is separated by snow leopard range by extensive forest cover (Jackson, 2002). THREATS AND CONSERVATION The snow leopard is often killed because it is seen as a menace to livestock (Chundawat et al., 1988). Mallon (1984) reported the killing of over ten snow leopards in the in the early 1980’s due to livestock lifting. One of the main reasons
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