Photo- Karma Sonam A sudden encounter with a solitary snow leopard turns in to a conservation opportunity One morning in spring last year 2014 , our team set out to visit Kyungyam , (a tiny hamlet in Eastern Ladakh) with the purpose of interacting with the community about potential wildlife conservation initiatives. We had been working in the adjacent villages on a series of activities (e.g. education and awareness) and decided to expand our reach. We reached Kyungyam at about mid-day and realized that most of the villagers were busy in their fields, and were unable to gather for a discussion. Weary of travel, we decided to get some rest hoping to speak with them later in the day. The village representatives kindly offered to put us up at the rest house nearby where the old caretaker, Tashi Namgail, chatted with us for over an hour, narrating stories about the snow leopard. He mentioned that since about a week or so, the cat had been prowling in the village and ha...
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. Anthony J. D'Angelo