How predator-proof corrals and community-led winter tracking homestays turned local pastoralists into the fiercest guardians of the ghost of the mountains.
High-altitude field documentation • NemBharat Research & Expedition Archives
For centuries, pastoralists across the high plateaus of Ladakh viewed the snow leopard (Shan) primarily as a predator threatening their livelihoods. Through community insurance models and predator-proof corral construction, the narrative has shifted completely.
Today, villages in Hemis and Ulley host researchers and travelers during sub-zero winter months, channeling tourism income directly into village conservation funds.
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