Snow Leopard Trust staff are working with partners and the Kyrgyz parliament against a proposed law that would weaken protections for nature reserves in the country.
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Out of the Cage at Last: Snow Leopard Cub Taken From Wild Gets New Home!
Press release Seattle / Islamabad, 12/4/2014 Snow Leopard Trust; Snow Leopard Foundation Pakistan; Gilgit-Baltistan Parks and Wildlife Department; Embassy of the United States in Islamabad, Pakistan; International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW); Snow Leopard Conservancy A young snow leopard that has been kept in a small cage on the side of Pakistan’s Karakoram highway for …
GivingTuesday: A Big Gift for the Cats
Every dollar given for snow leopards on #GivingTuesday is worth twice as much!
Building Better Corrals in Ladakh
Villagers from small herding communities in Ladakh are teaming up with Snow Leopard Trust field staff to improve the corrals where they keep their livestock and reduce conflicts with snow leopards and other predators.
Snow Leopard Shenanigans in the Gobi
A family of wild snow leopards gets up to funny business in front of a remote-sensor research camera in Mongolia’s Nemegt mountains.
Indian Snow Leopard Ally is Disney Conservation Hero
Press release Devender Singh Chauhan Receives Prestigious Award from Disney Conservation Fund Seattle WA / Kaza, Himachal Pradesh, India, November 12, 2014 – The Snow Leopard Trust and Nature Conservation Foundation India are thrilled to announce that Devender Singh Chauhan, Range Forest Officer in the Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh state, India, has been honored …
Research Camera Outtakes
The mountains of Central Asia may seem barren – but there’s A LOT of funny business going on along those steep mountain slopes! Check out some of the fun pictures our research cameras have captured over the last months!
Ryan's Run: Going to the Limit for Snow Leopards
We’re a dedicated bunch here at the Snow Leopard Trust. Our field researchers regularly brace blizzards, treacherous horse back rides and weeks of dried mutton in order to find out more about this elusive cat. Those of us working from the comforts of our Seattle office bravely make it through the city’s famous drizzle on …
Conservation Program Raises $1 Million for Snow Leopards
Press Release. Seattle, November 4, 2014. Snow Leopard Enterprises creates a market for handicrafts made by herders who live in the endangered cat’s habitat. In return, the herders help save snow leopards. In the past 10 years, this program, which today helps protect 17% of Mongolia’s snow leopard habitat, has generated a total of $1 …
It’s Time for Your Checkup, Cats!
Snow leopards can’t go to the vet to get a health check, so we’re taking the vet to them, checking the cats (and their prey) for diseases!