As you might have heard, Mongolia is facing one of the worst winters in three decades: herders have lost an estimated 4.5 million livestock as 19 of 21 provinces were hit by extreme cold and snow. The Snow Leopard Trust has established a relief fund so that we can immediately help families through this difficult …
Category: Snow Leopard Trust Updates
Attempted Snow Leopard Trade in Afghanistan
Many supporters called and wrote after reading in USA Today and TIME magazine this March a story about a hunter who captured a snow leopard in the Wakhan corridor (an important wildlife migration area that straddles the Afghanistan-Pakistan border), intending to sell the live cat to a private collector. After the hunter was turned in …
Snow Leopard “Supermom” Spotted Again
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… There is still lots of snow in some parts of the mountains, particularly towards the western side. We tried to go to the area where Shonkhor lives to collect some cameras that …
Snow Leopard M7 Renamed: Say Hello to "Devekh"
The newest snow leopard to join our long-term study in Mongolia now has a new name! In February we placed a collar on a strapping young male that we were temporarily calling “M7.” As you can read in earlier posts, M7 is quite an explorer. We are proud to announce that M7 officially has a …
Orjan's Eye Story: Don't Try This At Home
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… Spring might have finally come to the Gobi. The last days have been warmer, mainly because the wind has shifted and now blows from the south. I think that this caused this …
The Night of The Leopards: Orjan recounts his exciting night meeting M7 and Aztai
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… I ended my last blog entry with “Time for the 11 p.m. trap check, perhaps we have caught something now”. Well, one of the trap transmitters was indeed on fast pulse, so …
Grazing-free Reserves Save Snow Leopards in India
Pastures are set aside for wild snow leopard prey to graze as part of a conservation partnership with communities in the Indian Himalayas.
Orjan: A Moment to Reflect on Life Back in the Gobi
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… It’s been two hectic weeks in camp. Bayara (Country Program Director for Mongolia), Pursee (Mongolian biologist), and Charu (Science & Conservation Director) arrived a little more than a week ago. To our …
Snow and Snow Leopards
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… We arrived in the Gobi about a week ago. All the equipment and gers (large Mongolian tents) have been stored in a tiny house since last summer, and the first thing we …
Nature Camps for Students in India's Spiti Valley
Since 2007, the Snow Leopard Trust and its partner in India, the Nature Conservation Foundation, have conducted three-day camps for middle and high school children in the Spiti Valley of the Himalayas. Over the past three summers, about 430 children (and 30 teachers) from 15 schools have participated. The experience of living in tents and …