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The Mystery of the Missing Men

by Matt Fiechter July 10, 2014May 8, 2020

Newly published study on snow leopard population in Mongolia reveals stable numbers – and a puzzling shift in the cats’ gender ratio.

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Dead Cat and Collar Found

by Snow Leopard Trust June 5, 2014October 13, 2016 7 Comments

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.

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Four Cats in One Day

by Snow Leopard Trust May 1, 2014October 13, 2016 8 Comments

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 …

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The Value of Trust

by Snow Leopard Trust April 21, 2014October 13, 2016 5 Comments

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.

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A Year in a Snow Leopard’s Life

by Snow Leopard Trust March 19, 2014October 13, 2016 12 Comments

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.

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Groundbreaking Snow Leopard Study Planned In India

by Snow Leopard Trust February 5, 2014October 13, 2016 1 Comment

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.

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A Futile Season? Not Necessarily!

by Snow Leopard Trust December 5, 2013October 13, 2016 3 Comments

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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Meet the Cats!

by Snow Leopard Trust September 4, 2013October 13, 2016 Leave a comment

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 …

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Covering New Ground: A Report From the Field

by Snow Leopard Trust June 20, 2013October 13, 2016 2 Comments

After a week of planning and preparing and 3 exhilarating weeks of field work in Mongolia, Senior Regional Ecologist Koustubh Sharma is back home in Delhi, working on analyzing the wealth of data collected over the last months. He shares some of his experiences with us.

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Welcome back, Devekh

by Snow Leopard Trust May 24, 2013October 13, 2016 2 Comments

Breaking news from our base camp in South Gobi! Field scientist Örjan Johansson called in earlier this week to report that he had successfully fitted a new GPS collar on Devekh, a large male snow leopard we had previously been following for a few months back in 2010, before his original collar dropped off.

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