As livestock numbers in northern India grow, some of the snow leopard’s main prey species populations are shrinking fast. The cats – and other predators such as wolves – are increasingly forced to predate on domestic animals instead. In the remote, high altitude valleys of Jammu and Kashmir, where the estimated average annual family income …
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Photos of Wild Snow Leopard Cubs!
The photos and video from Anu and Lasya’s den sites are in! We have never before encountered wild snow leopard cubs, and we are thrilled to share our experience with you. You can check out our YouTube channel to see live footage of the den visits! Additional details on the event can be found here. …
What to Expect When Snow Leopards Are Expecting
During the last week of May, our field researchers began to observe some interesting behavior in two of the female snow leopards in our long-term ecological study. Anu and Lasya had started to restrict their movements significantly, and we began to suspect that the two were pregnant and looking for den sites. We have been …
Snow Leopard Trust Featured on BBC World News!
Thanks to your vote, the Snow Leopard Trust won the 2011 BBC World Challenge! We received $20,000 to expand our Snow Leopard Enterprises Program into Kyrgyzstan, and we are doing just that! Right now, Trust staff members are working hard to re-establish relationships with previous community partners and incorporate new families into the program! Last August, …
Watch the Snow Leopard Trust on BBC World News!
This Saturday, BBC World News will be airing a 30 minute special about Snow Leopard Enterprises as part of our first place prize from the World Challenge! A BBC film crew met up with our Executive Director Brad Rutherford and Country Program Director Bayara in Mongolia this August to learn more about Snow Leopard Enterprises …
Snow Leopards Win The BBC World Challenge!
We are thrilled to announce that Snow Leopard Enterprises won the 2011 BBC World Challenge! Supporters around the world came together to cast their votes for the preservation of this rare and beautiful big cat! Your vote means that our flagship program, Snow Leopard Enterprises, will expand in Kyrgyzstan. This will bring more families into …
Snow Leopards Make BBC's Top Three!
Thanks to you, snow leopard conservation has taken a great leap forward this November! The votes have been counted and we are thrilled to report that snow leopards made it to the top three in the BBC World Challenge! Making it to the finals guarantees $10,000 for snow leopard conservation, but we find out on …
Awesome Boost from BBC
The BBC is helping lead the way to healthier snow leopard populations: The BBC Wildlife Fund is teaming up with two leading conservation organizations, Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) and Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), to launch a new program aimed at securing a healthy population of snow leopards across Asia. The BBC Wildlife Fund is providing …
Cool Cat Connections
We love when cats can help cats–and so we have to give a shout out to two organizations that have made an art of ‘cat connections.’ The first is Cat Life Foundation, which has supported research, habitat protection, and conservation for wild cats big and small. They helped green our base camp with new solar panels, and …
First Snow Leopard Lithotripsy Performed at Big Cat Rescue
Cloe, a female snow leopard living at Big Cat Rescue, recently became the first snow leopard to undergo lithotripsy. Lithotripsy is a medical procedure that uses ultrasonic waves to shatter stones in the kidney or upper urinary tract. Thanks to the procedure, her health and well-being have been restored. Big Cat Rescue has posted an …