Local Community's Efforts Made This Indian Village A Global Hotspot For Snow Leopard Enthusiast
Kibber a tiny hamlet stuck high above the hustle and bustle of our daily lives somewhere in the remote areas of Spiti Valley has now become a hotspot for snow leopard enthusiasts. The credit for this achievement goes to the strenuous efforts of the local community who has been orchestrating with Nature Conservation Foundation NCF and Snow Leopard Trust.
Living at the clemency of humans, many animals across the globe are finding themselves in a rare spot. We have poached, killed and executed the existence of those species we thought were too beautiful to walk the face of this planet, without even giving a second thought to what we were doing.
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Elephants, Pandas, Blue Whale and much more made it to the endangered list of animals, including the gorgeous snow leopard. Populated across 12 countries including India, Nepal and China, these leopards became a rare find over the years, but thanks to efforts of some people that a tiny town in India has now become a hotspot.
Kibber, a tiny hamlet stuck high above the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, somewhere in the remote areas of Spiti Valley has now become a hotspot for snow leopard enthusiasts from all around the world.
A village high up in the #Indian Transhimalayas has become a hotspot for #snowleopard lovers - thanks to conservation efforts in the area: https://t.co/rSiu1ZACUi (photos, video and story by @snowleopard_ncf) #wildlife pic.twitter.com/ECKgj7LZiq
¡ª Snow Leopard Trust (@snowleopards) March 6, 2018
The credit for this achievement goes to the strenuous efforts of the local community who has been orchestrating with Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) and the Snow Leopard Trust¡¯s India partner for over 20 years. They have engaged themselves in many programs that save them from attacks from snow leopards and setting aside gazing land for the wild.
Their innumerable commitments and efforts have put Kibber on the world map for wildlife enthusiasts. That said, people in huge numbers are flocking the region to observe these rare high altitude wildlife.
so far, the area remains remote and relatively hard to get to. But of course, tourism is a double-edged sword - if managed sustainably, it could help the local community in protecting wildlife, but it can also contribute to damaging the environment.
¡ª Snow Leopard Trust (@snowleopards) March 6, 2018
¡°Since a few years now, our village is packed with tourists in winter, who travel from far off places to catch a glimpse of the elusive snow leopard¡±, says Kalzang Gurmet, the Spiti-based Field Coordinator for NCF, reports Snow Leopard.
¡°From dawn to dusk one can see people carrying huge cameras and spotting scopes on their back. Locals and tourists alike can be seen scanning these slopes, braving sub-zero temperatures, till tears roll down their cheeks due to the harsh weather.¡±
Kalzang claims that whoever comes to the region will find a variety of leopards here - greyish, white and old.
