Exploring contemporary Ladakh: wildlife tourism and human‑snow leopard relationships
My thesis addresses emerging human–snow leopard relationships in Ladakh, India’s high-altitude cold desert. Over the past two decades, conservation interventions that promote tourism in snow leopard habitats as an alternative livelihood for local agropastoralists have made Ladakh a prominent snow l...
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| Τόπος έκδοσης: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr, |
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| Μορφή: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Γλώσσα: | Anglais |
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European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
2026
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Περίληψη: | My thesis addresses emerging human–snow leopard relationships in Ladakh, India’s high-altitude cold desert. Over the past two decades, conservation interventions that promote tourism in snow leopard habitats as an alternative livelihood for local agropastoralists have made Ladakh a prominent snow leopard tourism destination. Tourists from across the globe visit Ladakh during the cold winter season to catch a glimpse of the cat, weighing around 50 kg and classified as ‘vulnerable’ on the IUCN... |
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