Land Of The Snow Leopard
Sanctuary Asia|August 2019

My long-cherished desire of spotting the Himalayan snow leopard was finally fulfilled at the Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh.

Land Of The Snow Leopard

Amazingly, we spotted not one but three snow leopards in the very first leg of our trek. The bone-chilling, snow-laden trek we made in -30° Celsius was absolutely worth it.

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Who's Who?

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The Sea Raptor
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The Sea Raptor

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Bringing Up Bob Hoots.

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