Movement catches his eye and he stops to observe a white-furred mouse hare, dragging a loose root back to its hole.

Small mammals include the Himalayan Marmot, Mountain Weasel and the Himalayan Mouse Hare.

The main species are hangul, musk deer, serow, brown bear, Leopard, rhesus macaque, grey langur, Himalayan mouse hare, etc.

En route, you may be able to spot the musk deer, blue sheep (bharal), Himalayan bear, Himalayan mouse hare, and snow leopard.

Three species of mouse hares, Ochotona macrotis, Ochotona curzoniae or Tibetan Sand Fox and Scincella ladacensis