Srinagar, June 16 -- Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, on Tuesday approved the constitution of the Snow Leopard and High-Altitude Nature (SHAN) Conservation Society, the first dedicated institutional mechanism in the union Territory for wildlife conservation, biodiversity management and community-led environmental stewardship in the region's high-altitude ecosystems.
A spokesman of the UT Ladakh said the society will promote, assist and mobilise resources for the conservation of wildlife and their habitat, eco- development in the vicinity of areas inhabited by Snow Leopard, its co-existing species, and promote eco-tourism and sustainable livelihood.
Since assuming charge as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Saxena has co...