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Zaheer, S.; Sofi, M.N.; Sarkar, P.; Amin, S.; Bashir, M.
First sighting record of snow leopard in Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, India
2023 Cat News (77): 15-18
The snow leopard _Panthera uncia_ is one of the most elusive high altitude species distributed in the Himalayan region of India. Within the distribution range of the cat in India, there were confirmed reports of the presence of snow leopard in Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, but not from Jammu & Kashmir State. Despite several survey attempts, there was no report about the direct sighting of snow leopards in any protected or non-protected areas except a carcass which was found at Gagangir area under Ganderbal district of Jammu & Kashmi state. Here, we report the first ever sighting of a snow leopard from Kishtwar High Altitude National Park which confirms its distribution range in Jammu & Kashmir, India
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