Rare sighting of four snow leopards together sparks frenzy of excitement

Islamabad, Pakistan
CNN
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Footage of four majestic snow leopards clambering up snowy cliffs in northern Pakistan has created a frenzy of excitement amongst conservationists.

Snow leopards are among the world’s most elusive creatures in the wild and it is rare to catch even one on camera, let alone four, with the sighting being celebrated as a success story for Pakistan’s conservation efforts.

Sakhawat Ali, a gamekeeper and photography enthusiast from the remote village of Hushe, captured the footage on March 13 after what he described as “two weeks of tracking their pawprints” through the snow-covered Central Karakoram National Park – close to K2, the world’s…