Camera traps are digital cameras that are connected to infrared sensors, allowing them to record warm moving objects like snow leopards. These cameras have been placed sporadically throughout the region and left to record data for extended periods of time.…

BWCDO’s central mechanism to resolve the conflict between farmers and snow leopards is a livestock insurance program. This initiative functions through annual premiums from individual farmers into a community endowment fund. The fund is co-managed by BWCDO and village members…

Corral invasion by snow leopards is a major cause of mortality for domestic livestock such as goats and sheep. Snow leopards often enter these traditional corals, and engage in “surplus killings”. This loss of livestock is detrimental and invokes a…

In a complementary effort to reduce livestock mortality, BWCDO carries out rounds of livestock vaccinations periodically with assistance from the Snow Leopard Network and local veterinary departments in Skardu, Baltistan. Although 2-3% of livestock populations are lost to snow leopard…