The former state of Jammu and Kashmir had the black-necked crane and Kashmir stag as its State Bird and State Animal. But the black-necked crane is found only in Eastern Ladakh and the Hangul is ...

Meanwhile, earlier in August 2019, the central government had announced its intention to focus on eco-tourism in Ladakh by promoting bird watching and preservation of structures with heritage ...

Deep within the folds of the Ladakh Range, on a freezing cold day in January 2019, I saw a snow leopard. The strange hush of a snowed-in landscape made one hesitant to even whisper, the only sound ...

We all know that India’s national bird is peacock. But, did you know that the different states have their special birds as well, known as state birds. Here are some of them ...

Two major surveys in India and Nepal have revealed encouraging Snow Leopard population figures. Ladakh is home to an ...

This led to complaints from a local civil society organisation, the Wildlife Conservation and Birds Club of Ladakh, which visited the site on August 16, 2022 and took photographs. The project has ...

The activist Sonam Wangchuk is leading protests to demand more autonomy for India’s remote Ladakh region, which shares borders with China and Pakistan. By Anupreeta Das and Hari Kumar Reporting ...