Over 70% snow leopard habitat remains unexplored
WWF report identifies gaps to be addressed to ensure effective conservation
Snow leopards are a highly endangered species of big cat found in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan range. PHOTO: WWF-PAKISTAN
KARACHI:
A large majority of snow leopard habitat, spanning over 12 range countries, remains under-researched, and critical knowledge gaps must be plugged for informed snow leopard conservation, according to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) press release issued on Monday.
A report entitled ‘Over 100 Years of Snow Leopard Research: A spatially explicit review of the state of knowledge in the snow leopard range’ examined the current state of knowledge across their range by reviewing peer reviewed published papers on the species and its habitat.
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