Interested in joining an upcoming snow leopard trek or customizing your own expedition? Contact us today to learn more, reserve a spot, or design a personalized eco-tour with BWCDO. Whether you’re a student group, researcher, photographer, or wildlife enthusiast,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
BWCDO partners with Iqra Fund, a U.S.-based nonprofit, to provide access to quality education for women and girls in remote areas of northern Pakistan. Educational efforts tie into snow leopard conservation both directly by raising awareness of the animals and…