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Four -four shots were rarely created, rarely preceded the snowy climbing slopes in northern Pakistan, a set of excitement among conservative specialists.
Snow Leopards is among the most essential creatures in the world in the wilderness, and it is difficult to pick up one even on the camera, not to mention four, while celebrating watching a success story for conservation efforts in Pakistan.
Ali Saqwat, a game guard and lovers of photography from the remote village of Hoshi, took the footage on March 13 after what he described as “two weeks of Popnes tracker” through a snow -covered national Koracoram park – near K2, the second mountain in the world.
He told Ali that CNN was that the four snow chefs were a mother and her three cubs.
He said: “In the village, we are used to seeing snow leopards, but no one, not even the elders I spoke to, saw four snow leopards in one.”
The four snow chefs were seen on a snowframe in the central Karakuram park, northern Pakistan. – Ali’s generosity
Discover the mother first, then began to indicate additional PawPrints. Later “lucky” sees animals together while watching a cliff soon, through perspectives, from the roof of his home. He drowned with his camera to photograph them, from a distance of 200 meters.
Ali said that the neighbors from his village celebrate the view – although they have some concerns that their livestock may be in danger.
Snow Leopards is currently inserted as “at risk” in the International Federation to maintain the red menu in nature (IUCN) for threatened species. Locally known as “Ghost of Mountains”, they die easily in their natural homeland for the Karacuram mountain range in the Gilgit area of Pakistani.
The ecosystem of the ecosystem, the compassion of Hussein, says that the rock terrain in northern Pakistan may be “the best habitat in the world.”
They only live in high areas of the Alps in the Himalayas and during their homeland More than 12 countries spreadIncluding China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Russia, and Mongolia, the scenes are very rare.
Dr. Zakir Hussein, the chief conservative hiker and the wildlife of Gilgit, CNN, was “a victory” to work to increase awareness among local communities about the importance of protecting snow leopards. He said that eighty percent of society members are now participating in the activities of conservation, tracking and awareness.
The Global Wildlife Fund for Nature, Pakistan, said it was optimistic about the vision, but the tense snow armies remain a kind of endangered species that still face “many threats.”
In a statement, he said it is very important for local communities to work together to protect and preserve these amazing large cats, ensuring that future generations will witness splendor in the wilderness.
According to the environment program in the United nation, “human activities and growing cattle herds in some areas have deteriorated pastures and wildlife,” which affects the food supplies of Leopars.
Other threats, according to the United Nations, include unjust hunting Internet, and the fragmentation of animal habitats due to the huge new infrastructure projects in addition to climate change – which “is expected to exacerbate these current threats.”
In 2023, Pakistan ranked fifth most vulnerable to climate change according to the World Bank’s global climate index.
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