Snow leopards, elusive “ghosts of the mountains,” roam across a vast area of northern and central Asia’s high mountains, mostly above the tree line up to 18,000 feet elevation, sparsely scattered across 12 countries—including China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Russia and Mongolia.

A top predator in their environment, snow leopards are an indicator of the health of their high-altitude habitats, and, increasingly, an important indicator of the impacts of climate change on mountain environments. If snow leopards thrive, so do countless other species and the largest freshwater reservoirs of the planet.

Despite their elusive nature, remarkable beauty and vital ecological role, this majestic big cat faces challenges that require innovative solutions to ensure its long-term survival—recent estimates suggest between 4,080 and 6,590 snow leopards are remaining in the wild.

Conservation travel and community-led initiatives are creating new opportunities to protect snow leopards while strengthening local livelihoods.

A snow leopard walking along the Indus bank grasses of the Ramganga river. Nat Hab Expedition Leader © Surya Ramachandran

Near-Silent Stealth: Snow Leopard Adaptations

Perfectly adapted to the harsh, high-altitude landscapes of the Himalayas, snow leopards are classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

These solitary cats are built for survival in extreme conditions:

• They disappear into the landscape: Snow leopards have thick gray and yellow-tinged fur, with solid spots on their head, neck and lower limbs and rosettes over the rest of their bodies.
• Thick, Insulating Fur: Their dense, pale-gray coat provides both warmth and camouflage against the rocky, snowy terrain and allows them to roam freely at high altitude.
• Powerful Legs & Large Paws: Snow leopards can leap up to 30 feet in a single bound, while their wide, fur-covered paws help them walk on deep snow and rocky outcroppings.
• A Tail Like a Scarf: Their long, bushy tails—nearly the length of their bodies—aid in balance on steep cliffs and double as a wraparound blanket for warmth.
• Silent & Solitary: Unlike other big cats, snow leopards cannot roar. Instead, they communicate through meows, growls, and a unique chuffing sound.

Snow leopards are rarely seen, even by the people who share their habitat. Their stealth, camouflage, and remote mountain homes make them one of the most difficult animals to study and protect—yet their survival is crucial to maintaining the delicate balance of the Himalayan ecosystem.

A snow leopard eyes viewer from its rock perch © Surya Ramachandrana

Community-Driven Snow Leopard Conservation is Key

For centuries, Himalayan herders have lived alongside snow leopards, but significant changes in the region have altered this delicate relationship:

• Habitat Loss: Infrastructure development, mining, and expanding human settlements have reduced the available space for both snow leopards and their prey.
• Climate Change: Rising temperatures are reshaping high-altitude ecosystems, affecting prey distribution and forcing snow leopards into new areas where they may be more likely to encounter livestock.
• Declining Wild Prey Populations: Overgrazing, habitat degradation, and competition from domestic animals have reduced the numbers of blue sheep, ibex, and other natural prey.
• Human-Wildlife Conflict: With fewer wild prey, snow leopards sometimes hunt livestock, bringing them into conflict with herders who depend on these animals for their livelihoods.
• Poaching and Illegal Trade: Snow leopards continue to be hunted for their fur, bones, and use in traditional medicine.

As a result, humans are the greatest threat to snow leopards – but that is changing! Local individuals and communities across the Himalayas are taking an active role in snow leopard protection and Himalayan wildlife conservation.

Conservationist-led initiatives—often supported by tourism revenue—are helping communities see snow leopards as valuable assets rather than threats.

Nat Hab Expedition Leader ©Surya Ramachandran

Snow Leopard Sisters: Community-Based Conservation in Nepal

In Dolpo, Nepal, conservationist Tshiring Lhamu Lama is pioneering a community-based approach to snow leopard and other endangered species conservation.

When she learned that in her home village a snow leopard had killed a family’s entire goat herd, Tshiring returned to convince the family not to kill the animal in retaliation. The family’s young daughter, Tenzin Bhuti Gurung, accepted an offer to apprentice with Tshiring to escape an arranged marriage, and the pair travelled together across the spectacular Himalayan landscape in search of the snow leopard. Amidst centuries-old patriarchy and the changing landscape, they are seeking to save snow leopards together.

Now with support from the Snow Leopard Conservancy, their team focuses on sustainable, practical projects that engage and employ local youth by promoting ecotourism, sustainable livelihoods and environmental and conservation education.

Tshiring’s efforts are shifting local (and with the release in 2025 of a documentary film, Snow Leopard Sisters, global) perceptions of the snow leopard from a threat to an asset for the community. Tshiring and her team and partners are working on:

• reduce retaliatory killings through local conservation education,
• construction of predator-proof corrals, and
• establishing a green local economy enmeshed with snow leopard conservation.

Women dressed in typical Tibetan clothes inside their home in Ladakh, Kashmir, India.

Predator-Proof Corrals: A Win-Win Solution

One of the most effective ways to protect both livestock and snow leopards is through the construction of predator-proof corrals. These enclosures ensure that snow leopards cannot prey on domestic animals, reducing economic losses for herders and eliminating the need for retaliation against the big cats.

These corrals:

• Hold up to 700 mixed livestock (goats, sheep, and yaks), safeguarding them from nighttime attacks.
• Utilize locally sourced stone foundations to prevent snow leopards from digging underneath.
• Feature metal mesh roofing, ensuring that leopards cannot leap into the enclosures.
• Engage local women in construction, providing economic empowerment, conservation education and community stability.

Similar programs in Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India, have demonstrated remarkable success. Since 2001, nearly 200 predator-proof corrals have been built, dramatically reducing the number of livestock lost to snow leopards and fostering a sense of pride in conservation efforts.

Conan Dumenil, Naturalist Guide and Spotter © Ralph Lee Hopkins

Creating Jobs in Snow Leopard Conservation and Eco-Travel

Snow leopard tourism has emerged as a powerful conservation tool, transforming the presence of the rare cats into a source of income and pride for local communities. Managed well, conservation travel proves that economic prosperity and wildlife protection go hand in hand by:

• Training the next generation of trackers, guides and conservationists
• Providing opportunities in the travel and hospitality sectors
• Generating local markets for farmers and herders, artists and more.

The economic stability available from sustainable wildlife tourism in the Himalayas can transform a family. According to the Himalayan Homestays Program, initiated by the Snow Leopard Conservancy–India Trust, a similar tourism model in Ladakh has been in place since 2002, and generates $750 to $1,190 per family each season. This income far surpasses earnings from traditional herding and has helped shift local attitudes toward snow leopard conservation.

Snow Leopard Spotter © Ralph Lee Hopkins

Innovative Deterrents: Simple Snow Leopard Solutions

Predator-proof corrals provide long-term security; other creative solutions help communities live in harmony with snow leopards:

• Solar-Charged Foxlights: Distributed to over 100 herders in Dolpo, these blinking LED lights deter nocturnal snow leopard attacks.
• Playing Radios & Burning Dung: These traditional methods create sensory deterrents that discourage predators from entering livestock areas.
• Community-Based Monitoring: Local conservationists work with herders to document and track snow leopard movements, allowing for proactive conservation efforts.

These solutions demonstrate that peaceful coexistence is achievable through collaboration, education, and innovative thinking.

Photographed by Nat Hab Guest © Keri She

Contribute to Coexistence for Snow Leopards and Communities

Wildlife-based travel is a key financial driver of conservation efforts in Ladakh, Nepal, Bhutan and Mongolia. By choosing responsible travel operators that reinvest in conservation, travelers can directly contribute to snow leopard protection while experiencing one of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes.

The future of snow leopards is filled with promise, thanks to the inspiring efforts of conservationists, local communities, and travelers who choose to support ethical wildlife tourism.

Tshiring Lhamu Lama’s groundbreaking work in Nepal highlights the power of community-driven conservation, proving that when local people see value in protecting wildlife, long-term change is not only possible—it’s already happening.

For travelers seeking a meaningful, conservation-focused adventure, snow leopard trekking in Ladakh and Nepal offers an unparalleled opportunity to witness one of the world’s most elusive big cats, while directly contributing to their survival. Supporting sustainable tourism, investing in local conservation efforts, and promoting coexistence, travelers and communities alike are playing a crucial role in securing a future for these magnificent cats.

Looking for More on Snow Leopards & Their Habitat?

Nat Hab offers two snow leopard itineraries: Snow Leopard Quest Photo Expedition & Land of the Snow Leopard. Whether you’re preparing for your upcoming snow leopard expedition or just want to learn more about the alluring cats that roam the Indian Himalayas, we’ve got you covered.

• On our Know Before You Go: Snow Leopards of the Himalayas page, we’ve rounded up an array of useful resources, from wildlife guides and packing tips to compelling first-hand accounts written by Nat Hab travelers and staff.
• Get photo tips from our blog post 6 Iconic Shots to Capture in the Land of the Snow Leopard, and watch the Daily Dose of Nature below—Expedition Leader and pro photographer Surya Ramachandran shares his advice for photographing the “ghost of the mountains,” including must-bring camera gear and tips for shooting through a scope and in cold climes.

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Deep in the heart of Borneo’s rainforests, some of the world’s most remarkable wildlife still thrives. On Nat Hab’s Wilds of Borneo: Orangutans & Beyond adventure, guests encounter orangutans and sun bears, trek through the Danum Valley in search of gibbons and the slow loris, and scout for pygmy elephants and proboscis monkeys along the Kinabatangan River. Among the rarest creatures—with sightings extremely uncommon—is a ghost of the canopy: the marbled cat.

Big cats like lions and leopards often dominate conservation headlines. Yet their smaller, lesser-known relatives deserve attention, too. One of the most mysterious is the marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), a small, secretive feline cloaked in a coat so striking it has sadly made the species a target for poaching. With a status listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, this elusive feline is as fascinating as it is vulnerable.

Where to Find Marbled Cats

Marbled cats inhabit a fragmented range that stretches from the Himalayan foothills of eastern India and Nepal through southern China and Southeast Asia, extending to Sumatra and Borneo. Despite their broad geographic spread, populations are sparse and largely confined to dense primary forests—though they’ve occasionally been spotted in logged areas, remnant forest patches within agricultural zones, and even in isolated secondary growth.

In Borneo, one marbled cat was observed in forest regrowth just six years after logging, while others have turned up in coffee plantations on Sumatra. These agile climbers are mostly arboreal, spending long hours in the canopy and using their surroundings to stay hidden. One was even recorded descending a tree head-first—a maneuver usually seen only in margays and clouded leopards.

Still, even basic information about the species remains limited. In fact, only one individual—a radio-collared female in Thailand—has ever been tracked in the wild. Her home range spanned just over 2 square miles (5 square kilometers), and her movements offered one of the few glimpses into the marbled cat’s ecology.

The elusive clouded leopard

What Makes the Marbled Cat Unique?

The marbled cat’s lush, cloud-like patterning gives it an uncanny resemblance to a miniature clouded leopard. Its thick, soft coat is marked with large, irregular blotches outlined in black. The fur is often gray-brown or reddish, with three dark stripes on its neck and crown. Its pelt—tragically—has made it a target for the illegal fur trade.

Weighing just 4 to 11 pounds, the marbled cat is about the size of a domestic feline, but it possesses the longest tail relative to body size of any cat species in the world. This bushy, black-tipped tail can even exceed the length of the body and head combined, helping the cat stay balanced as it navigates life in the trees.

Other physical features include a rounded head, wide forehead, large brown eyes, and short, rounded ears with a gray bar on the back.

Elusive Behavior—Or Not?

Surprisingly, what we “know” about marbled cat behavior is often contradicted by new observations. Though thought to be nocturnal or crepuscular, camera trap studies have recorded daytime activity. Similarly, while it was once considered strictly arboreal, more recent camera trap footage shows the cats walking confidently on the ground.

Despite its reputation for shyness, there have been surprising encounters with humans. One cat was found calmly resting just three feet from a researcher in Borneo, while another was seen sitting in the middle of a road during a night survey. These moments raise questions about how elusive the species truly is.

Once believed to be solitary, marbled cats have been recorded traveling in pairs in Thailand, Laos and Sumatra—though it’s still unclear whether these were mated pairs or siblings.

What Do Marbled Cats Eat?

Very little is known about the marbled cat’s diet. It’s assumed they prey mainly on arboreal mammals like squirrels and rodents. There are a few reports of individuals stalking birds in the canopy and one preying on a young Phayre’s leaf monkey.

Reproductive data is also sparse, based solely on two captive births. These show litters of one to four kittens, with a gestation period of about 66–81 days. The young weigh around 100–115 grams at birth, open their eyes at about two weeks, and reach sexual maturity by two years. They’ve been known to live up to 12 years in captivity.

Their vocalizations are similar to domestic cats, with some reports describing a twittering meow. Purring is rare.

Conservation Challenges for a Cat Few Have Seen

Like their larger cousins, marbled cats face mounting threats from habitat loss and illegal wildlife trade. Southeast Asia continues to lose tropical forest at one of the fastest rates on Earth, largely due to logging and conversion to palm oil, coffee and rubber plantations.

Poaching is also a concern. These cats are often killed for their fur or meat, and indiscriminate snare traps take a toll on small wild cats as well.

Unfortunately, conserving a species that’s rarely seen and poorly understood presents unique challenges. It’s easier to build public support for lions or tigers—animals you can witness on safari—than for an invisible feline hiding in the canopy.

But rarity does not equal insignificance. Losing the marbled cat would mean losing an extraordinary piece of Southeast Asia’s biodiversity.

How You Can Help

Even if you never see a marbled cat in the wild, your travel choices can still have a positive impact. Responsible ecotourism sends a powerful signal that healthy forest ecosystems have long-term value that far outweighs short-term exploitation.

Nat Hab’s conservation travel model helps protect these habitats, supports local communities and raises awareness for wildlife that too often goes overlooked. Consider joining us on The Wilds of Borneo: Orangutans & Beyond, where your presence directly supports the protection of the forests these rare cats call home. While marbled cat sightings are rare, your visit helps ensure that they—and the forests they depend on—have a future.

Ready to start planning a Borneo adventure? Learn what’s in store on this tropical safari, from night walks in search of nocturnal creatures to a private tour of a sun bear rehabilitation center. Get tips from Nat Hab Expedition Leader Court Whelan, plus learn all about our special Borneo Photo Expeditions, too!

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The ecological benefits of conducting prescribed burns on landscapes include disease and pest control, habitat diversity and nutrient cycling. Fires clear out dead vegetation, returning nutrients to the soil, which then supports new plant growth.

While wildfires and controlled burns (also known as prescribed burns) are both fires, they differ significantly in their impacts, management and origins. Wildfires are unplanned and unrestrained, often caused by natural events like lightning or human error—such as unattended campfires or discarded cigarettes—and they can cause extensive damage. Prescribed burns are intentionally set under controlled conditions to achieve specific land management goals, such as reducing wildfire risks or improving habitats.

For thousands of years, ancient, cultural burning practices carried out by Indigenous Australians limited fuel—downed branches, live and dead trees, and leaves and needles—availability and prevented high-intensity fires in southeastern Australia, according to new research. And in Japan, scientists recently found that controlled burning of grasslands not only keeps forests at bay but results in higher biodiversity and a greater prevalence of endangered plant species in some grasslands compared to others, depending on what soils they grow on.

In the western United States, a century of fire suppression, climate change and drought has worsened wildfires. While prescribed burns help reduce fuel, a “fire deficit” increases wildfire risks, with significant environmental and health impacts. Deforestation and pests further limit carbon storage. Emulating Indigenous practices, another new study shows that combining physical harvesting of dead wood with thinning reduces the chances of wildfires, lowers carbon emissions and boosts carbon storage through products like biochar, a stable form of carbon.

Indigenous peoples have shaped Australian landscapes through cultural practices—such as controlled burns—over tens of thousands of years. Above, the smoke from a prescribed burn darkens the sunset at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, Australia.

Indigenous burning has protected Australia’s landscapes for millennia

The cultural burning practices used by Indigenous Australians suppressed high-intensity forest fires for thousands of years, according to research from The Australian National University and England’s University of Nottingham that was published in the journal Science in October 2024.

Using tiny fossils preserved in ancient sediment, the research team reconstructed landscapes across southeastern Australia to understand how the vegetation has changed over time. They focused on the shrub layer—rather than the tree canopy—because shrub layers in forests can act as ladders for wildfires to climb up to the treetops and spread, leading to high-intensity fires. That reconstruction was then compared with archaeological data to analyze how human activity has impacted levels of shrub cover in Australian landscapes through history.

The results showed that the expansion of Indigenous populations and a subsequent increase in the use of cultural burning led to a 50% decrease in shrub cover, which, in turn, led to a decline in high-intensity fires.

Shrub layers in forests often act as ladders for wildfires to climb up to tree canopies and spread. In Australia, expansion of Indigenous populations and a subsequent increase in the use of cultural, controlled burns led to a 50% decrease in shrub cover, resulting in a decline of high-intensity fires.

Following British colonization and extensive fire suppression, shrub cover in Australia has increased to the highest level ever recorded, which significantly increases the risk of high-intensity fires in the future. The researchers believe that rekindling ancient cultural burning practices with Traditional Owners (Aboriginal individuals or original inhabitants of a region before European settlement who have a historical and ongoing connection to a specific area of land, recognized through traditional customs and laws) can tame Australia’s fire crisis and reduce the risk of catastrophic blazes.

Hopefully, conclude the scientists, a better understanding of the link between human-induced climate change and the projected rise in the frequency and intensity of forest fires will lead to improved forest management and conservation in Australia.

Grassland burning has helped rare plants in Japan

Humans have been keeping forests from overgrowing grasslands for millennia not only by labor-efficient controlled burns, but also by grazing and mowing. Grazing and mowing are, however, labor intensive; and as rural areas become increasingly depopulated, grasslands have been disappearing worldwide. One consequence of this is the loss of habitats for insect and plant species—some endangered—that depend on grasslands.

Maintaining the balance between forests and grasslands requires proactive management to prevent woody encroachment. Common methods used not only include controlled burns, but also grazing animals, herbicides, and mechanical removal and mowing.

But not all grasslands are equal, say researchers from Kobe University in Japan. Many studies have focused on examining the effects of different management measures on plant diversity, but few researchers have paid attention to those of soil differences. Therefore, it has remained unclear which soils are better candidates for being managed by prescribed burns in terms of allowing a high diversity of endangered plants or plant species in general.

To settle this question, the Kobe University team turned to Mount Fuji. There, on a training site of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, grasslands covering different soil types are kept by prescribed burns once a year in April. The site was chosen because researchers had noticed that there were some areas, especially on young lava flows, where endangered species were concentrated, allowing them to study which soil factors influence species abundance. They set up 100, 10-square-foot plots across the grasslands on four different soil types; and in each, they identified all the plants, as well as measured a range of chemical and physical factors.

Their results, published in the journal Plants, People, Planet in January 2025, show that grasslands on young lava flows exhibit higher total species richness, native species richness and prevalence of plant types on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species than grasslands on both young and old, scoria bedrock. They also found that the soils were different in their acidity, depth and coverage by rocks and stones, which allowed them to infer that these factors are important to the persistence of rare plants.

While fresh basalt lava near Japan’s Mount Fuji can be challenging for agriculture due to poor water retention, some areas—especially those with older, weathered lava and added substrates—can support grasslands suitable for grazing. Controlled burns can also enhance grasslands on lava flows.

Previous studies had shown that acidic soils make it difficult for plants to take up nutrients, and shallow soils favor slow-growing plants. So, as prescribed burns reset plant development on the grasslands, these conditions suppress the growth of otherwise fast-growing and thus dominant species; and so, give those that are usually outcompeted—and that are, therefore, rare—a better chance of gaining a foothold.

In summary, the Kobe University team says that their study was able to identify environments where grasslands managed by burning alone can harbor a significant variety of endangered species.

Going beyond burning reduces wildfires—and stores carbon

Here at home, in the western United States, drought, global warming and a hundred years of fire suppression have led to increasingly destructive wildfires. In addition to prescribed burns, forest managers use tools like mastication (cutting and grinding vegetation into smaller pieces, effectively converting standing and fallen fuels into a more compact surface layer that reduces a fire’s intensity and rate of spread, making it easier to control and extinguish); piling and burning (gathering and piling branches, limbs and other woody debris, then intentionally burning these piles under controlled conditions); and thinning (removing smaller or fire-vulnerable trees) to reduce the fuel that can feed intense wildfires. These methods aim to reduce crown density, protect fire-resistant trees and lower the levels of available fuel, fostering healthier, more resilient forests.

Wildfires in the western U.S. have become increasingly destructive due to several factors, including human-caused climate change, increased development in fire-prone areas and a buildup of fuels from decades of fire suppression. These fires not only burn larger areas but are also faster and hotter.

However, such endeavors haven’t kept up with the rapid buildup of surface fuel, creating a “fire deficit”—the gap between the amount of fuel that has accumulated and the fire management efforts needed to reduce it—and raises the risk of severe wildfires. In addition, prescribed fires can come with significant environmental and social consequences. These controlled burns can escape and become wildfires, degrade air quality, reduce visibility and pose serious health risks, particularly respiratory illnesses. In fact, in the Pacific Northwest, emissions from prescribed fires have been linked to hundreds of deaths, thousands of respiratory problems and significant workday losses due to poor air quality.

Large, high-severity wildfires—along with human activities, such as deforestation and logging, as well as drought and pests—diminish forests’ ability to absorb and store carbon, which is essential for reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere. Effective wildfire management is key to lowering carbon emissions and enhancing carbon storage to combat global warming.

As in Australia, Indigenous peoples in the western U.S. played a vital role in forest and fire management for thousands of years, shaping ecosystems through practices like controlled, low-severity burns and the collection of forest products for cultural items, firewood, shelter and tools. This type of physical harvesting of dead wood without combustion is now being explored as a way to both reduce wildfire risks and carbon emissions.

Unfortunately, controlled burning efforts haven’t kept up with the rapid buildup of surface fuel, creating a “fire deficit”—the gap between the amount of fuel that has accumulated and the fire management efforts needed to reduce it.

Recently, researchers from Florida Atlantic University investigated how physical harvesting—removing specific sizes of dead and downed branches and trees—could reduce wildfire risks and enhance carbon storage in the Sierra Nevada. They also examined which forest management strategies, particularly those involving combinations of fuel treatments, are most effective in reducing wildfire risks, enhancing carbon storage and promoting long-term forest resilience.

The team simulated the effects of eight different forest management treatments to see how they affect wildfire risks. Along with a control scenario that included only wildfire, the treatments included thinning; physical removal of surface fuel; and prescribed burns, either alone or in combination.

The study, published in the Journal of Environmental Management in March 2025, found that combining physical harvesting with thinning significantly reduced risks like tree mortality and crown fires, while lowering carbon emissions and offering carbon sequestration through products like biochar, a charcoal created by heating organic material in a low-oxygen environment and that can be used to improve soil and store carbon.

The physical harvesting of dead wood without combustion is now being explored as a way to reduce both carbon emissions and wildfire risks. The wood can be used in artworks and cultural crafts, such as making birch bark baskets.

These findings offer insights into forest management strategies that reduce wildfire risks, lower carbon emissions and maximize forest carbon storage. Over time, repeated fuel reduction treatments, such as prescribed burns, can emit more carbon than a single wildfire in an untreated forest. However, by harvesting dead wood and converting it into biochar, emissions can be significantly lowered. This process not only mitigates health impacts but also increases carbon sequestration, helping to offset the effects of climate change while promoting healthier forest ecosystems.

Not fighting fire with fire

By reducing the amount of fuel available, prescribed burns can make landscapes less susceptible to large, damaging wildfires. These low- to moderate-intensity fires that consume undergrowth and dead vegetation reduce the risk of larger, more intense wildfires, control invasive species, improve wildlife habitats and restore natural ecosystems.

But in our increasingly warming world with frequent dangerous fire weather, more people and structures at risk in the wildland-urban interface, health risks from exposure to smoke and the need to enhance carbon sequestration to mitigate global warming, we must reexamine effective management actions to reduce the superfires that are becoming all too common. By combining physical harvesting with thinning, we can help restore healthy, resilient forests. This approach, paired with transforming wood into carbon-storing products rather than burning it, could reduce wildfire severity and carbon emissions, while also generating carbon credits.

By combining physical harvesting with thinning, we can help restore healthy, resilient forests. This approach, paired with transforming wood into carbon-storing products rather than burning it, could reduce carbon emissions, smoke and wildfire severity, while also generating carbon credits.

I think it’s a hot idea whose time has come.

Here’s to finding your true places and natural habitats,

Candy

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