Leh, April 1: A Lynx ( Ee) attacked and killed 40 sheep and goats ( 29 pashmina goats and 13 sheep) when the Lynx entered the livestock shed of Padma Tsering S/o Rinchen Dorjay R/o Kherapullu Kargyam in the intervening night of 30th March.
Similar case was also reported from Yourgo village of Changthang on 30th March when a Wolfe attacked 52 pashmina goat kids of Lobang Dadul S/o Late Motup Dorjay R/ Yourgo out of which only two kids managed to survive.
Soon after, the news was brought to the notice of the Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Leh for Wildlife Konchok Stanzin, he immediately sent a wildlife team to Kargyam yesterday morning to catch and bring Lynx from Kargyam to Leh and directed Wildlife Warden Leh to assess the livestock loss of goat rearers of both Kargyam and Yourgo villages and ensure timely compensation for their huge loss. EC Konchok said that the caged Lynx will be released back into the wild after few days.
Eurasian Lynx or Ee in Ladakhi is one of the medium-sized Wildlife cats which roam the high and cold snow covered mountains of Ladakh Himalaya. The cat is agile and strong and is high adapted to the thin air atmosphere of Ladakh.
