The Snow Leopard Trust’s pioneering handicraft-for-conservation program Snow Leopard Enterprises is about to hit $1 million in sales.
Category: Kyrgyzstan
Wild Snow Leopard Family From Kyrgyzstan Poses for Pics
Rare, endangered snow leopard mother and her two cubs captured by research camera in Kyrgyzstan!
New Anti-Poaching Award Helps Rangers and Citizens Save Wildlife
In collaboration with the Kyrgyz government, the Snow Leopard Trust launches the Citizen Ranger Wildlife Protection Program, awarding rangers and community members who successfully stop illegal hunting. The first conservation awards have recently been handed out.
A Crucial Partnership Gets Stronger
On May 29, 2014, the State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry (SAEPF) of Kyrgyz Republic, along with the Snow Leopard Trust and Snow Leopard Foundation in Kyrgyzstan signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the area of wildlife conservation, valid for 10 years.
Identifying Key Snow Leopard Landscapes
Media advisory, June 4, 2014. Range countries, experts meet in Kyrgyz Republic to identify key habitats to be protected for the endangered snow leopard.
First Pallas' Cat Photos Taken in Kyrgyzstan
The Snow Leopard Trust’s current research camera study of snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan has yielded a pleasant surprise: The first ever pictures of wild Pallas’ cats in Kyrgyzstan!
More Fabulous Pics from Kyrgyzstan
Remote-sensor cameras have become a invaluable research tool to monitor wildlife populations. They’re also offering us more and more glimpses into the lives of the elusive snow leopard; bringing the mysterious cat out of the shadows.
Kyrgyzstan: Major Win for Snow Leopards!
Kyrgyzstan’s snow leopards get a bigger, safer home! The country’s Prime Minister, Jantoro Satybaldiev, has signed a decree expanding the Sarychat-Ertash State Nature Reserve, Kyrgyzstan’s most important snow leopard habitat, by 150 square kilometers. That’s roughly twice the size of Manhattan – an expansion of 12%!