Field researchers conducting our long-term ecological study are watching the movements of our known female snow leopards with fingers crossed. If the females begin to restrict their movements, it could mean that they are looking for a potential den site in order to give birth to cubs. Khashaa, Lasya and Anu are all moving within …
Category: Follow The Cats
M9 Is All Grown Up
We are excited to report that M9 dispersed from his mother Khashaa in mid-April! The only other snow leopard we have known during dispersal was Zaraa, who left her mother Tenger in February of last year. A few weeks after M9 went off on his own, field researcher Orjan located his first big kill, a …
What’s on the Menu?
Through our long-term ecological study in the Tost region of Mongolia, we are learning a great deal about the lives of wild snow leopards. Collaring expert Orjan shares his story from the field: Since 2008, we have been visiting the sites where we seen our collared cats stop for periods of time. We referred to …
No 'Littles' in the Gobi
Orjan Johansson is our snow leopard collaring expert currently living at the research base camp in the South Gobi of Mongolia. Life is harsh in mountain ranges where snow leopards are found, and Orjan shares his experience: As we were eating breakfast a couple of days ago it struck me that there are no ‘littles’ …
New Snow Leopard Given a Name
On April 18th, our field researcher extraordinaire Orjan once again successfully captured a healthy snow leopard. We are excited to see where this cat’s home range is located and what size area he patrols. The special opportunity of naming this cat – the 10th male to be part of the study – was auctioned off …
A Wild Snow Leopard Falls Asleep on Camera!
An adorable sleeping snow leopard cuddles up for the night! Situated right in front of our research camera, an adult cat explores the area and finally snuggles up against the chilly nighttime air. This camera took hundreds of photographs, capturing one of the most precious moments seen in snow leopard conservation. We have created a stop-motion film from the pictures, creating the longest video the Snow Leopard Trust has …
Orjan Set To Return in March!
As Sumbee heads to Ulaanbaatar, he leaves our Mongolian base camp temporarily unmanned. Our staffing plan for the country is in development for 2012, but we hope to see Orjan make his return sometime this March. This would mean the beginning of a new collaring season, where we would have the chance to meet more …
Snow Leopards Catch the Travel Bug
This January, we saw some incredible movements from the snow leopards in our long-term ecological study. Aztai spent the first half of the month in the southeastern region of his home range, but later circled the entire area three times! Khavar toured his home range throughout the month as well, and was seen making two separate …
Six Snow Leopards Lead Us Into 2012
As we head into the 5th year of our long-term ecological study, six snow leopards are currently wearing GPS tracking collars, including Aztai, the first cat we had ever collared. Aztai, an older male snow leopard, was seen exploring the southeastern portion of his range just before he returned to the area that overlaps with …
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 …