Snow Leopard Conservation in India
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Snow Leopard Conservation in India, the Livestock Insurance Program.
The Himalayas of northern India are home to between 200 and 600 snow leopards. In the Spiti Valley of India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh, herding families live on $400-$600 annually and are completely depend on their livestock for food, income and clothing. The loss of even a single animal can be financially devastating and snow leopards are killed to protect livestock, or are killed in retribution for predation. Through the Snow Leopard Trust’s Livestock Insurance Program, herders take out insurance on their valuable livestock and are financially compensated for insured animals lost to snow leopard attacks. Families agree not to kill snow leopards or their key prey species and receive education on safer herding practices. Bonuses are given to those herders who lose the least number of livestock to snow leopards. The insurance program is entirely village run, an arrangement that strengthens the structure of the community, and the democratic village council oversees its daily functions.
Snow Leopard Trust
CENTRAL ASIA - The Snow Leopard Trust, founded in 1981, is a non-profit organization based in Seattle, United States. The Trust's mission is to protect the snow leopard and its mountain ecosystem through a balanced approach that addresses the needs ...
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