Karma's World

Tibetan Argali (owis ammon hagdsoni) at Tsaba Gya. Argali, Mongolian word, for this wild biggest sheep. potential for human-wildlife conflict   Black-necked crane ( Gurus nigricollis)   Pedicularis longiflora (Logri-mentok)  (Himalayan Nature Club) through this, we educate students about nature I was a construction worker with the BRO. Then I met an inspirational figure in the form of Karma Namtak, from Achinathang the education coordinator at LEDeG during that time. His kind-hearted suggestion of working with LEDeG was the turning point for me. I was working as an agricultural assistant in the organization. After a stint of 7 years and many rewarding experiences, I met another great person, my good friend, Dr.Tsewang Namgail, a wildlife researcher pursuing his Ph.D. with Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), at the time. Dr. Namgyal saw potential in me to help in wildlife conservation work in Ladakh, my home! I was offered the post of Field...

 I photographed 3 years ago at Miru,  while entered in a community Thang-pa  family corral,  and killed more than fourty livestock.       The Snow leopard or the mountain monarch is one of the most beautiful creatures from the cat family which is native to the cold mountainous environment. It is mostly found in the Himalayas. I have a great privilege to know more about its habitats and behavior for the last one and a half-decade as I have been associated with SLT/NCF and have been working with various stakeholders on conservation issues related to the predator. Within this period I have learned enough about the snow leopard and how the Snow Leopard plays a vital role to keep the eco-system in balance. I have had a bit of great luck to come face to face with this beast in the wild where I preferred to observe its characteristic behaviors. I love its solitary walking style on the rocky cliff and ridges which can be mostly observed at du...