Ladakh Homestays Aid Snow Leopard Conservation

In Ladakh, India, locals are working with the Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust to protect snow leopards.

They have started homestays where tourists can stay, which helps the locals earn money.

The trust also has an insurance scheme where villagers pay a small fee each year, and if a snow leopard kills their livestock, they get money back.

This helps the locals not hate the snow leopards and instead protect them.

The snow leopards are important for the environment, and the locals now see them as friends rather than enemies.

The homestays also help keep the environment clean and teach tourists about the local culture.