Koustubh Sharma, Regional Field Biologist for the Trust, recently was awarded a Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conservation. It will help fund the development and implementation of a field training tool kit including a set of field equipment (for demonstration), and friendly audio-visual materials including presentations, spreadsheets, necessary software and manuals/booklets to promote snow leopard …
Category: Snow Leopard Trust Updates
Bayara Wins Wild Cat Conservation Prize
We are thrilled to announce that Bayarjargal (Bayara) Agvaantseren, our Mongolia Country Director, has won the prestigious 2009 Rabinowitz-Kaplan Prize for the Next Generation in Wild Cat Conservation. The $25,000 prize awarded by Panthera, recognizes Bayara’s tireless efforts to protect snow leopard at both a local and national level in Mongolia. Wonderful achievement, Bayara!
You're in the right place: Snow leopard blog has new look
We’ve upgraded the Snow Leopard Trust blog! Easier to navigate: New and improved categories New search function Archived articles All-in-one FAQ page More content: New “Ask the Expert” category: every other week, we’ll be posting a video answering your most pressing snow leopard questions. Send your questions to Expert@snowleopard.org. New “Meet the Cats” top menu …
New Challenges For Snow Leopards Arise in Mongolia
Twice this year, and possibly a third time, snow leopards have been captured or injured in steel-jaw leg-hold traps intended to capture wolves. The most recent incident occurred on July 5th when a herder arrived at the Snow Leopard Trust’s research camp to report a snow leopard caught in a wolf trap near his ger …
Big Plans in Kyrgyzstan
When you donate to the Snow Leopard Trust, you help us run conservation programs, like Snow Leopard Enterprises in Kyrgyzstan, but also you help us conducting some amazing research so that we can learn more about snow leopards—and improve our conservation programs. Kyrgyz researcher Kubanych Jumabaev (known as “Kuban”) has a busy schedule ahead as …
Back in Sweden
Orjan has returned home to Sweden after six busy months of field work. He will return to Base Camp in October. There’s still plenty happening out there – check out the “Notes from Base Camp” section on this blog for regular updates.
Days (and Years) in the Life of a Snow Leopard Keeper
Standing at the glass of the snow leopard exhibit at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) you might see Nadia, the zoo’s female snow leopard, tossing a big round cantaloupe in the air, rolling it, batting it, rubbing on it, and finally—the grand finale – eating it all up! What a treat—for cat and visitor. What …
An Open Letter to Trust Supporters
Dr. Charu Mishra, our Science and Conservation Director, has written an impassioned, timely letter to supporters of the Trust. Looking toward the future of snow leopard conservation with a measured optimism, Mishra makes a compelling case for both science and innovative research to better understand the cats, and also for more community-based solutions that invite these cat’s human neighbors …
Must-see VIDEO of Mother snow leopard with Cubs
You have to see this (from Koustubh Sharm, our Regional Field Biologist): Here are some pictures (converted into a short video!) of the snow leopards kittens that were photographed in our research site, less than a km from the base-camp. The spontaneous reaction of a loud YEAY was unanimous on seeing this pictures. It seems …
Just how much scat do we need?
A lot. In fact, we’re hoping to collect 200 snow leopard scat samples over summer. Kim, our Assistant Director of Science, is in Mongolia now collecting scat, and supervising numerous other projects. Kims says they swapped out Azati’s collar, and that his old one is pretty beat up. “The rest of our field work is …