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Group Get-Together in the Gobi
Research and observation point towards snow leopards being solitary creatures. But in March, three of the cats we’re tracking with GPS collars seem to have staged a little get-together that lasted over three days! First, Ariun, one of the males in our study, and Agnes, a female cat, seem to have overlapped in a very …
Snow Leopards Win!
Thanks to your passionate support for snow leopards, we’ve been able to secure a major grant for conservation! Our partner Dynafit had nominated us for a $15,000 grant for India’s snow leopards from the European Outdoor Conservation Association. In March 2013, a public voting was held to determine which of the nominated projects would …
5 Reasons Why You Should Vote for Snow Leopards
Voting for the EOCA grant is now closed. We’re expecting results soon. Thank you very much for your support! Along with four other organizations, we’re nominated for a major conservation grant of almost $15,000 – thanks to our partner Dynafit! If we receive the grant, it will benefit the snow leopards of the Indian …
Crying Wolf?
How real are people’s perceptions of threats snow leopards and wolves pose to livestock? Conflicts between snow leopards and herders are one of the major threats the cats are facing. But how do herding communities who live with snow leopards perceive the threat these cats and other predators like wolves pose to their livestock? …
Snow Leopards Need Your Vote!
Voting for the EOCA grant is now over and we should get results soon. Thank you all very much for your support! The vital snow leopard habitat of Upper Spiti Valley in the Indian Himalayas is under threat! But with your help, we’re going to restore this paradise before it is lost. You can …
Statement on the fatal accident of former volunteer Dianna Hanson
We are shocked and saddened about the death of our former volunteer Dianna Hanson yesterday in an accident at a California wildlife park, where she had been working as an intern. In 2011 and 2012, Dianna worked with the Snow Leopard Trust at our Seattle office as a volunteer. She did outstanding work for us; …
How to Keep Snow Leopards Away From Your Fridge
New study: more wild prey for snow leopards may mean more livestock losses, not less! We’ve all had these evenings, after a long day at work, where we’d just open the fridge and eat whatever we found in there. On a good day, that may have been a pizza. On a bad one, however, …
“Snow Leopards Still Hold Many Secrets For Us To Decipher!"
Fast facts: Dr. Li Juan has earned her PhD developing the most finely scaled map of snow leopard distribution in China to date Her studies show that while, compared to other snow leopard habitats, conflicts between humans and snow leopards are a less urgent problem on the Tibetan plateau; habitat fragmentation and poaching remain major …
The Future of our Long-Term Study in Mongolia
Fast Facts: Panthera has quit the Long Term Ecological Study (LTES) on snow leopards The Snow Leopard Trust will continue the groundbreaking research without interruption We’re planning to expand the study further in 2013