Rare, endangered snow leopard mother and her two cubs captured by research camera in Kyrgyzstan!
Category: Research
Why It Matters What Your Neighbors Think
The future of the snow leopard depends in no small part on how the people who share the cat’s habitat view the predator in their midst. A new study by Snow Leopard Trust researchers reveals previously hidden, collective factors that shape these views.
The Mystery of the Missing Men
Newly published study on snow leopard population in Mongolia reveals stable numbers – and a puzzling shift in the cats’ gender ratio.
Dead Cat and Collar Found
Sad news from the South Gobi: Earlier this month, Mongolian field researcher Sumbee Tomorsukh discovered the carcass of a dead snow leopard. Next to the body, he found the missing GPS radio collar that Ariun, one of the male cats in our study, had been wearing.
Four Cats in One Day
Our Chinese field braced the bitter cold of the Tibetan Plateau to set out research cameras and was rewarded with a rare sighting of four snow leopards at once – a mother with two cubs and a male cat. Adapted from a report PhD student Lingyun Xiao Suojia, a township located west of Sanjiangyuan National …
The Value of Trust
Working with communities to conserve wildlife is as impactful as it is rewarding. Gaining people’s trust is no easy task though, as our China researcher Xiao Lingyun writes.
A Year in a Snow Leopard’s Life
As the snow leopards’ winter mating season nears its end and cubs are on the horizon, we invite you to follow a snow leopard through a typical year.
Groundbreaking Snow Leopard Study Planned In India
Starting in 2014, the Snow Leopard Trust will partner with NCF India and the Himashal Pradesh Forest Department on a groundbreaking long-term snow leopard study in the Indian Himalayas.
A Futile Season? Not Necessarily!
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!
Meet the Cats!
We’ve been tracking snow leopards with GPS collars as part of our long-term study in Mongolia for 4 years. Our collaring expert, Örjan Johansson, has managed to fit collars on a total of 19 cats throughout the years – from veteran study pioneer Aztai to “supermom” Khashaa and her cub, Aylagch. Now, you can get to …