New Photos Show Endangered Snow Leopards in Kashmir

An oft war-torn region of the Himalayas is now home to at least two endangered snow leopards, new photos taken by a conservation group have shown.
Camera traps set up in Kashmir, just a few miles from the line of control separating the Indian province from Pakistan, snapped photos of the elusive cats, and the international conservation organization WWF is hailing their return to the mountain region, home to some of the tallest mountains on Earth.
A team with WWF-India set up the infrared camera traps in Kargil, a region of Kashmir, in mid-2010. The recent images provide only the second photographic evidence ever captured indicating snow leopards are now living in the region.
In 2009, camera traps set up in another area of the Kargil district and after a year and half the cameras captured images showing that two adult snow leopards are prowling the area, said Aishwarya
"Overall, we got more than 500 photographs from two separate captures," Maheshwar said in a statement. "I am excited to share this news with the world."

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