Photographers Vedant Thite and Edith Barschi recently shared an astounding video of a snow leopard chasing a urial down a steep mountain. It’s a perfect example of this impressive carnivore’s unique ability to hunt prey in its rocky terrain. Watch below how it uses its long tail to navigate the quick sharp turns—truly amazing adaptations in action.
The Pallas’s cat is a small cat species that lives throughout the steppes and mountain grasslands of Asia. Sometimes referred to as ‘the grumpiest cat in the world’ because of its looks, it’s one of the least studied wild cats.
“Once, during an inspection in the forest, I saw a man with a gun and ran after him. But he stopped and aimed the gun at me.” – Yrysbaev Adilet, unarmed ranger from Naryn oblast
Dynafit’s 14th Annual Snow Leopard Day was once again a chuffing success for athletes and snow leopards. The mountain endurance company will contribute over €40,000 for snow leopard conservation – a new record!
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We are pleased to announce Dr. Koustubh Sharma as our new Conservation Science Director. He has been with Snow Leopard Trust for 16 years and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome this conservation veteran to his new role. Get to know Koustubh a little better and hear some of his incredible stories in the following Q and A.
Red foxes are one of the most ubiquitous carnivore species across the northern hemisphere, in no small part because of their adaptability in what and how they eat. In the clip above, you can see a fox and its kit gnawing at an unidentified piece of food, possibly scavenged from a nearby human settlement. They are also known to scavenge the kills of larger carnivores like snow leopards, a risky move that can see the fox injured or killed.
Snow Leopard Trust’s conservation partner in Pakistan, the Snow Leopard Foundation, recently piloted an apiculture project in one of the remote settings of the Upper Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The following story, told by one of the women who participated in this livelihood improvement project, illustrates how this initiative enhances household income and fosters positive attitudes toward wildlife conservation.
When do snow leopards hunt their prey? When do they rest? While these questions may seem tangential to conservation, a better understanding of snow leopard activity patterns can help inform our conservation efforts to protect the species and prepare for any threats on the horizon. Read on to learn more about the days and nights in the life of a snow leopard.
Deepshikha Sharma from Snow Leopard Trust’s India Program based at the Nature Conservation Foundation shared her recent experience educating young minds to increase awareness and appreciation for wildlife in India’s Kinnaur district.
