Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust

The Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust (SLC-IT) is a non-profit conservation organization for the protection of snow leopards (Panthera uncia), its prey species, and its habitat in Ladakh, India.

The trust primarily focuses on the Indian range of the snow leopard.

Apart from conservation and ecological research on the snow leopard, the SLC-IT initiated the Himalayan Homestay Program in 2003.

SLC-IT has been active at the community level and prioritizes Community-based conservation who share the resources with snow leopard and other mountain wildlife on a daily basis.

Partnering with Kalpavriksh, a Pune-based organization, in bringing up the Ri Gyancha[2] (jewels of the mountains), a biodiversity resource kit for Ladakh, which has been used by both children and educators.