There are 718 snow panthers in India according to the very first logical count — the Snow Panther Populace Appraisal in India (SPAI) Program — in the country.
Climate Pastor Bhupender Yadav delivered the report on the Situation with Snow Panthers in India at the Public Board for Untamed life meeting on Tuesday. " According to an official statement, "The Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) Programme is the first-ever scientific exercise that reports Snow leopard population of 718 individuals in India."
13,450 kilometers of trails were surveyed for snow leopard signs during the SPAI exercise, and camera traps were set up in 1,971 locations for 180,000 nights.
The total area occupied by snow leopards was found to be 93,392 km2, with an estimated presence of 100,841 km2.
241 distinct Snow leopards were captured on camera.
Ladakh has an estimated population of 477, Uttarakhand has 124, Himachal Pradesh has 51, Arunachal Pradesh has 36, Sikkim has 21, and Jammu and Kashmir has 21.
The Untamed life Organization of India (WII) is the Public Facilitator for the activity did with the backing of all snow panther range states and two protection accomplices — the Nature Preservation Establishment, Mysuru and WWF-India.
"The SPAI deliberately covered more than 70% of the potential snow panther range in the nation, including backwoods and untamed life staff, scientists, volunteers, and commitments from information accomplices.
"Covering roughly 120,000km2 of essential Snow panther territory across the trans-Himalayan locale, including UTs of Ladakh and J and K, and states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, the SPAI practice was directed from 2019 to 2023 utilizing a careful two-step system," it added.
The initial step included assessing Snow panther spatial appropriation, integrating natural surroundings covariates into the examination, lining up with the rules of the public populace evaluation of snow panthers in India by the Service of Climate, Timberland and Environmental Change (MoEFCC) in 2019, say authorities.
An occupancy-based sampling strategy was used to evaluate the spatial distribution in the potential distribution range as part of this methodical approach. In the subsequent step, Snow panther overflow was assessed utilizing camera traps in each recognized delineated area, they added.
"Until ongoing years, the snow panther range in India was unclear because of an absence of broad cross country evaluations for this weak species.
"Before 2016, about one-third of the range (about ca. 100,347 km2) got negligible exploration consideration, decreased to only 5% in pockets like Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
"Ongoing status studies have essentially expanded understanding, giving fundamental data to 80% of the reach (around 79,745 km2), contrasted with 56% in 2016. To accumulate strong data on Snow panther numbers, the SPAI practice studied environments utilizing a significant organization of camera traps," according to the assertion.
The report likewise makes reference to the requirement for laying out a committed Snow Panther Cell at WII under the MoEFCC is proposed, with an essential spotlight on long haul populace checking, upheld by very much organized concentrate on plans and steady field overviews.
Snow leopards' long-term survival depends on constant monitoring. Also, states and UTs might want to think about using a snow leopard population estimation method every fourth year.
These normal appraisals will offer important bits of knowledge for recognizing difficulties, tending to dangers, and planning powerful preservation methodologies.