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The Secret Love Lives of Wild Snow Leopards

by Snow Leopard Trust February 8, 2023February 9, 2023 17 Comments

It’s that time of year again in the high mountains of Central Asia. No, not Valentine’s Day but something similar in the big cat world. It’s snow leopard mating season. And a bit more than three months later comes snow leopard cub season. The above recent video capture of collared female snow leopard, Presnel and her three cubs was a good opportunity to ask Senior Scientist Dr. Örjan Johansson and Assistant Director of Science Dr. Gustaf Samelius to share some of their insights into snow leopard mating habits and reproduction.

Tracking Four Generations of a Snow Leopard Family

by Snow Leopard Trust October 12, 2022 4 Comments

We’re excited to announce that we have two new snow leopards on air and these latest additions have turned our tracking study into a full-fledged family affair.

Exciting News from Mongolia – New Collared Snow Leopard on Air

by Snow Leopard Trust June 7, 2022June 8, 2022 7 Comments

In early April, Snow Leopard Trust scientists headed back to the field to restart our collaring program, which is part of our ongoing long-term ecological study of snow leopards and their habitat in Mongolia’s Tost Mountains.

Nine Lives: Meet the Snow Leopards On The Air Right Now

by Snow Leopard Trust December 5, 2018December 10, 2018 10 Comments

The Snow Leopard Trust’s research team is currently tracking a record nine wild snow leopards in Mongolia’s Tost Mountains with GPS collars. Here’s a look at these nine cats and what we know about them.

Did “The Dude” Set a Snow Leopard World Record?

by Örjan Johansson November 9, 2018May 9, 2020 13 Comments

Field researcher Örjan Johansson shares the story of “The Dude”, the biggest, heaviest snow leopard he’s come across in a decade of field studies.

Dagina: Snow Leopard and Scientific Pioneer

by Snow Leopard Trust October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 19 Comments

She was first photographed by camera traps when she was still a cub, wore GPS tracking collars on two separate occasions and has successfully raised at least two litters of cubs: Dagina may be the world’s most comprehensibly studied wild snow leopard. At nine years old, she is still going strong, and contributing to cutting-edge science.

Tracking Predator and Prey

by Snow Leopard Trust August 28, 2018September 13, 2018 Leave a comment

Snow Leopards, Ibexes and Goats to be tracked simultaneously with GPS Collars in Mongolia

Mates or Munchies – What Drives Big Cats’ Spatial Behavior?

by Snow Leopard Trust August 22, 2018September 13, 2018 3 Comments

Most big cats are territorial, with males commonly using larger home ranges than females. But what is driving the spatial behavior of these cats? A new study published in the journal Ecosphere compares spatial data from snow leopards and pumas to better understand what is governing their territorial behavior. Two factors stand out: abundance of prey and access to potential mates. However, the way they work together is not what researchers expected.

Dagina Is Back on the Air

by Snow Leopard Trust November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 1 Comment

Dagina, an eight-year old female snow leopard we’ve known since she was a tiny cub, becomes our latest cat to be tracked with a GPS collar in the world’s most comprehensive study of wild snow leopards.

Pioneering Research Leads to PhD

by Snow Leopard Trust September 21, 2017September 22, 2017 4 Comments

Örjan Johansson’s groundbreaking work on the snow leopard’s biology and behavior has led to novel insights into the spatial needs, predation patterns, and reproduction cycle of this elusive cat. Now, after 8 years of field work, collaring 23 individual snow leopards and spending more than 1,000 nights in the Gobi Desert, this pioneering scientist has received his PhD from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.