An injured snow leopard cub, was rescued from Morang and brought to the Central Zoo in Lalitpur. A snow leopard was typically found at elevation of 2500 meters above from sea level, was spotted in the Tarai lowland at 150 meters. This is a rare occurrence of discovering high-elevation animals in lowland areas. However, similar cases have been reported in Mongolia and Russia, where snow leopards and Himalayan wolves were also recorded in lowland regions at about 500 metres. According to conservation scientist Dr. Madhu Chhetri, the snow leopard might have descended in the wrong direction after
An injured snow leopard cub, was rescued from Morang and brought to the Central Zoo in Lalitpur. A snow leopard was typically found at elevation of 2500 meters above from sea level, was spotted in the Tarai lowland at 150 meters. This is a rare occurrence of discovering high-elevation animals in lowland areas. However, similar cases have been reported in Mongolia and Russia, where snow leopards and Himalayan wolves were also recorded in lowland regions at about 500 metres. According to conservation scientist Dr. Madhu Chhetri, the snow leopard might have descended in the wrong direction after being separated from its mother. Typically, carnivores establish their territories after parting ways from their mothers, and in this instance, it is possible that it unintentionally moved down towards human habitats trying to connect with its family.
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