在尼泊爾西部喜馬拉雅德爾帕地區,雪豹以往會捕食岩羊、野山羊或鼠兔等獵物。然而,隨著這些野生獵物的消失,牠們開始捕食牲畜,從而增加與人類發生衝突,有時甚至被農民殺掉。一位尼泊爾保育人士一直與當地人民合作建造防雪豹圍欄、安裝燈光以嚇跑雪豹以及培訓雪豹觀察員。保育人士希望培訓當地人成為觀察員和導遊,以建立雪豹旅遊項目,並幫助當地人以支持野生動物和人類保護的方式謀生。
Snow leopard used to hunt for prey like the blue sheep, ibex or pika in Dolpa, a Himalayan district in western Nepal. However, with the disappearance of these wild prey, they hunt for livestock, which created conflicts with human and sometimes killed by farmers. A Nepali conservationist has been working with local people to build leopard-proof corrals, install lights to scare off leopards as well as training leopard spotters. The conservationist hopes to train local as spotters and guides to build a snow leopard tourism program, and help the local earn their living in a way that support conservations of both wildlife and human
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250221-the-women-protecting-snow-leopards-in-remotest-nepal