The Ladakh administration has declared snow leopard its state animal and black-necked crane state bird.

Meanwhile, the erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir state had black-necked crane and Kashmir stag as its state bird and animal, respectively. Officials point out that both species are rare and had been symbols of the state for a long time. Following its bifurcation into UTs, the black-necked crane could no longer be the state bird for the J&K, and the Hangul could no longer be the state animal of Ladakh, they said.