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Estranged snow leopard brought to Central Zoo


25 January 2024  

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LALITPUR: An injured snow leopard that was rescued from Urlabari, Sunsari in the eastern Tarai region has been brought to the Central Zoo at Jawalakhel here.

The male snow leopard was found hiding in a bamboo bush at Charghare, Urlabari on Tuesday.

The Division Forest Office, Mangalbare, Morang, the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, the National Trust for Nature Conservation and the Area Police Office, Sunsari together rescued the wild animal and brought it to the Central Zoo, said Sham Kumar Shah, the Information Officer at the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.

Shah said that the snow leopard limps on its front right limb and no wounds are seen in its exterior body parts.

He said otherwise the animal is in normal state.

According to him, it is unusual to find snow leopard in the tropical plain region, at an altitude of 143 metres from sea level, which is the habitat of the Royal Bengal Tiger.

Snow leopards inhabit in the mountainous region from Kanchanjangha in the east to Api Nampa in the west of the country.

It is found in places from an altitude of 2,000 metres to 6,000 metres from the sea level.

The snow leopard is found in 12 countries of South Asia.

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Publish Date : 25 January 2024 21:56 PM

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