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I presume that the ear tags are to identify her if she should happen to loose her collar, or if/when the battery goes flat. the bright colour is presumably so that they can be identified through a scope at a distance. ( I assume this is the case though of course i have never surveyed a snow leo so i could be wrong - Ive monitored fox populations like this tho , and stone curlew via colour rings and the principal is the same)

These were the same concerns that were expressed by the film maker , but they did eventually see her stalk and kill unimpeded by the technology.

On an empathetic level i can agree about the unsighltyness of the technology but the view expressed by the researcher in the film was that the data gathered through these surveys would add greatly to their understanding of the species and thus our ability to protect them - his argument was that slight discomfort for one leo was worth it if it helps to save the species.

The only point i really had a problem with was the use of leg hold snares to capture her in the first place - personally i would have used a cage trap , but i presume that the logistics of transporting one in that terrain were impractical.