Title
Safeguarding snow leopards in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Author(s)
Moheb, Zalmai; Sahel, Kharoosh; Fazli, Muhibullah; Hakimi, Musa
Published
2024
Publisher
Snow Leopard Reports
Abstract
Snow leopard Panthera uncia predation on livestock is common across the species’ range, which poses potential threat to human livelihood and also risk the predator’s own survival. Here we report snow leopard intrusion into livestock corrals and making surplus killing of livestock in two districts of Badakhshan, one of which being the first documented record of the species in those areas. In all but one of the incidents, the predator had been trapped within the corral but due to the safeguarding of the new administration and with the support of WCS-Afghanistan the snow leopards were returned safely to the wild. Local communities have also had very supportive role in releasing the illusive mountain predator despite being responsible for the loss of over 40 livestock.
Keywords
Panthera uncia; corral intrusion; livestock predation; occurrence record
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