The ranger who foiled a snow-leopard skin smuggling attempt is Pakistan's top wildlife honouree

On World Ranger Day, July 31, 2026, Pakistan presented its Wildlife Protection Awards: Deputy Ranger Gulbaz Khan took the National Snow Leopard Award for stopping a smuggling attempt, alongside awards for markhor, musk deer, bear, urial, lynx and ibex conservation — plus a new community award honouring grassroots protectors of the Zondrangram valley.