A Female Snow Leopard Has Been Collared

We have collared the 10th snow leopard, and it’s a female!  Collared on Sunday, May 16th, she weighs about 24 kg and is approximately two years old. Orjan, a researcher at base camp, noted that a trap camera deployed close to base camp obtained pictures of three small snow leopards on the 5th of May. He wonders if perhaps she is one of those, and if they could be siblings. Perhaps we will be able to follow the movements of these three young cats, see if or when they disperse from one another, and how they adapt from being away from the mother. Will this female move closer to where Devekh, Khavar, and Aztai are marking territories? It is exciting to have a female in the mix!