University of Ladakh Celebrates International Snow Leopard Day 2025 in Collaboration with WWF-India

Leh, October 23/ VOL News Desk/ The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), often known as the “Ghost of the Mountains”, is one of the most elusive and magnificent big cats of the world. Inhabiting the high-altitude regions of Central and South Asia, this apex predator plays a vital ecological role in maintaining the balance of fragile mountain ecosystems. However, snow leopards are increasingly threatened by habitat loss, climate change, retaliatory killings, and declining prey populations.

For L...

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WWF India Officials Meet CEC Tashi Gyalson to Discuss Conservation & environmental education in Changthang

Leh, January 23: A delegation of WWF India team, including Rigzin Dawa (Senior Programme Officer), Padma Dolker (Project Officer), and Phuntsog Angmo (Senior Education Officer) called on Hon’ble Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Adv. Tashi Gyalson in the presence of Hon’ble Executive Councillor Tashi Namgyal Yakzee to discuss conservation initiatives and environmental education in Ladakh.

Sh. Rigzin Dawa and Ms. Padma Dolker updated the officials on WWF-India’s visioning work (A Coomunity-Led Vision f...

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