Two snow leopards were successfully collared in Shey Phoksundo National Park (SPNP) recently.
Collared on May 19 in the Rapka area of Saldang, the first leopard was named Ghangri Ghapi Hyul. The enigmatic 7-year-old male cat weighed 37 kgs. The second snow leopard was collared in the Dhora area of Saldang on May 25, and was named Langyen. This 6-year-old male adult snow leopard weighed 38 kgs. Both collared snow leopards were reportedly in sound health and are ranging normally after being fitted with the satellite-GPS collars, according to WWF (World Wildlife Fund).