Researcher Örjan Johansson has returned from another season at Base Camp. They were not able to collar any snow leopards, but he and his colleagues still got a lot done!
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A Volunteer's View: Working with the Trust in Kyrgyzstan
This fall, Tristan Williams-Burden, a long-time volunteer with the Snow Leopard Trust from Seattle, had the opportunity to spend two months with our team in Kyrgyzstan, assisting in everything from setting up camera traps to shipping handicrafts around the world. He shares some of his fondest memories of an unforgettable experience.
A Tiny Cub Has Grown
Great news from Mongolia: a tiny cub our team encountered last year has grown into a handsome young adult! We were able to identify the cub in a recent research camera photo, accompanied by its mother, Dagina.
The Plan To Save The Cats
Saving the endangered snow leopard will require a great, collective effort by range country governments, snow leopard conservation experts and – perhaps most of all – local as well as global communities. At the Global Snow Leopard Conservation Forum in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), range country delegations agreed on an ambitious plan that will be the basis …
Not Playing Around: How an Online Gaming Community Raised $10k for Snow Leopards
Playing OviPets, an online pet breeding & genetics game, hundreds of gamers have contributed to raising more than $10,000 for snow leopard conservation.
Vaccination Program Cuts Livestock Mortality in Half
An independent review has confirmed the effectiveness of our Livestock Vaccination Program in Pakistan. Livestock mortality rates have been lowered, community well-being has improved and attitudes towards snow leopards are getting more positive.
Snow Leopard Countries Pledge to Save Cats
Countries Converge in Kyrgyz Republic for New Global Initiative to Conserve the Snow Leopard and High-Mountain Ecosystems.
The Bishkek Declaration on the Conservation of the Snow Leopard
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, October 23, 2013 Leaders in the governments of all 12 snow leopard range countries have adopted the Bishkek Declaration on the Conservation of the Snow Leopard today in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.
A Trip To Snow Leopard Shangri-La
With the Global Snow Leopard Conservation Forum only days away, a group of Kyrgyz and international journalists attending the forum had the chance to travel to the remote Sarychat-Ertash State Nature Reserve, the country’s key snow leopard habitat. Snow Leopard Trust communications officer Matt Fiechter joined the tour.
A Watershed in Snow Leopard Conservation?
Press Release, October 10, 2013 Later this month, high-level government delegations from all 12 snow leopard range countries will get together in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, for the Global Snow Leopard Conservation Forum – a historic opportunity to save these endangered cats!