Strict law enforcement in the Himalayan valleys, is a practical impossibility unless the local people cooperate. Many people are not even aware that killing snow leopard is illegal. Even those who are aware of it often wonder. It is concluded that the enmity between snow leopards and local human population continues to grow as a result of the snow leopard's predation, which presents a serious threat to the long term survival of the species. Possible ways of reducing predation losses and resolving the conflict between snow leopards and the local human population are suggested and discussed.
Conservationists have a different attitude towards the snow leopard to that of the local people.
They consider the snow leopard as a symbol of a high altitude ecosystem and advocate their conservation, whereas local people consider them as a pest. Conflict of interests arises when predation on domestic stock by snow leopards causes considerable damage to the local economy. Traditionally, conservationists have viewed such losses as insignificant and placed a high value on the long term conservation of snow leopards.