Mugu, April 14 -- As many as 90 endangered snow leopards have been recorded in Shey-Phoksundo National Park that spreads across 3,555 square kilometres in Dolpa and Mugu districts.

According to Bishwo Babu Shrestha, senior conservation officer serving the protected area, 90 snow leopards were found during the latest study of the species which is on the endangered species list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, supported by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), conducted a detailed study and assessment of the snow leopard population in Shey-Phoksundo National Park from 2019 to 2022.

A total of 319 camera traps were installed in the country's largest and only ...