{"id":15598,"date":"2020-10-23T16:30:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=15598"},"modified":"2020-10-23T16:30:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T11:00:52","slug":"international-snow-leopard-day-being-celebrated-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=15598","title":{"rendered":"International Snow Leopard Day being celebrated today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<h1 class=\"news_heading detail_title\">International Snow Leopard Day being celebrated today<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-display panel-1col clearfix\">\n<div class=\"panel-panel panel-col\">\n<div class=\"panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-news-details\">\n<div id=\"mini-panel-news_details\" class=\"panel-display panel-2col clearfix\">\n<div class=\"panel-panel panel-col-first\">\n<div class=\"inside\">\n<div class=\"panel-pane pane-views pane-news\">\n<div class=\"view view-news view-id-news view-display-id-block view-dom-id-ce39f1a1ab4f2a4bf15a9cd39433b70a\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"social_share detail_share\">\n<p class=\"date\">\n<div class=\"social_share_box\"><span class=\"share\">Share Now<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"contrast_light\" src=\"http:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/sites\/all\/themes\/cmf\/theme\/images\/share.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebtns\">\n<li class=\"s_icons\"><a class=\"facebook\" title=\"The in%2Fpeople%2Finternational-snow-leopard-day-being-celebrated-today file Open in new window\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fddnews.gov.in%2Fpeople%2Finternational-snow-leopard-day-being-celebrated-today\" target=\"_BLANK\">Share on Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"s_icons\"><a class=\"twitter\" title=\"The in%2Fpeople%2Finternational-snow-leopard-day-being-celebrated-today file Open in new window\" role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fddnews.gov.in%2Fpeople%2Finternational-snow-leopard-day-being-celebrated-today\" target=\"_BLANK\">Share on Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-php-1\"><span class=\"field-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"International Snow Leopard Day being celebrated today\" src=\"http:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/snow_2.jpg\" alt=\"International Snow Leopard Day being celebrated today\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"news_content\">\n<p class=\"heading_small\">The Snow Leopard acts as an indicator of the health of the entire ecosystem in which they live, due to their position as the top predator in the food web.<\/p>\n<p>It has been listed under Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, and in 2002 its status was elevated to &#8216;requiring Concerted Action&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Living at extreme altitudes in the steep mountains of the Himalayas, and in a bitterly cold climate, snow leopards are among the most difficult of the world&#8217;s top predators to study.<\/p>\n<p>Himalayas act as the water-tower of the Indian sub-continent, with all the major rivers of northern India originating from the Himalaya Mountains. Snow leopard is the apex predator in the Indian Himalayas, and is considered as the &#8216;flagship&#8217; for conservation of the high-altitude landscape. To safeguard the specie, International Snow Leopard Day will be celebrated on Friday. A number of factors have contributed to the decline in the Snow leopard populations globally.<\/p>\n<p>These include a reduction in prey populations, illegal poaching and increased human population infiltration into the species habitat. There are increasing occurrences of human wildlife conflict owing to the increasing interface between humans and wildlife. Illegal trade of wildlife parts and products and other natural resources is also a key concern in the efforts towards conservation.<\/p>\n<p>Potential snow leopard habitat in India is about 1,30,000 sq.kms, which generally comprises of areas above 3,000m altitude. Recent studies indicate that the Indian snow leopard habitat provides ecosystem services worth 4.20 billion US dollar every year to human communities residing in snow leopard landscapes as well as people living in downstream areas.<\/p>\n<p>Owing to the importance of this landscape, the Government of India has considered Snow Leopard as the flagship species for the Himalayas. In an act of cooperation for the goal of conservation of the species and its habitat, Governments of the Snow Leopard range countries have joined hands pledging to secure a better future for the species.<\/p>\n<p>Tapas Bhattacharya&#8217;s report<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Snow Leopard Day being celebrated today Share Now Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Snow Leopard acts as an indicator of the health of the entire ecosystem in which they live, due to their position as the top predator in the food web. 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