Author: Snow Leopard Trust

Karma Sonam tells the story of how a stupa and a shangdong helped promote harmonious coexistence between humans and wildlife in his village.

Mongolian herder woman Sainaa shares her perspective on snow leopards and her experience with community-based conservation programs.

In recognition of his commitment to conservation and biodiversity, Snow Leopard Trust’s Executive Director, Dr. Charu Mishra, has been presented with the E.O. Wilson Living the Mission Award by Zoo New England. Last year, Dr. E.O. Wilson was the first to receive this award from Zoo New England in acknowledgement of his tremendous impact upon …

Removing a snow leopard that has killed livestock will not solve the problem of livestock predation, as most snow leopards may kill livestock when they have a chance. Removing snow leopards from the wild may, instead, create many other problems. 

New research, published in the journal Scientific Reports by Snow Leopard Trust scientists and their colleagues at Nordens Ark and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, suggests that some endangered species could be less abundant than currently assumed.

We are bringing our field team members to your home through interactive Snow Leopard Live Chats. We invite you to stay connected and learn about our conservation work through these chats.

Staying connected helps lend strength to each other. We invite you to take a glimpse into our team members’ lives to see how they are working during this challenging time. 

We hope that you, your family, and friends are safe and holding up okay at this extraordinary time. The pandemic reminds us of the need to care for each other, and for our precious natural world. Please read this message from the Snow Leopard Trust.

Through our Long-Term Ecological Study (LTES) which began in the Tost region of Mongolia in 2008, we are discovering new insights into the lives of wild snow leopards. Here we share with you the life history of Anu—one of the oldest and most resilient snow leopard mothers we have met in Tost.