Uttarakhand will develop India’s first snow leopard conservation centre in Uttarkashi forests

 Uttarakhand will develop India’s first snow leopard conservation centre in Uttarkashi forests

Uttarakhand will set up India’s first conservation centre for snow leopards in the forests of Uttarkashi district.

the centre will be developed by the Uttarakhand forest department along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The goal of setting up the centre is conservation, restoration of Himalayan ecosystems, and creating livelihoods for local people.

The project also aims at the conservation of other endangered species along with the snow leopards.

There are around 86 snow leopards in Uttarakhand right now.

The state forest department is expected to start a counting with the help of camera traps later this year.