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International Collaboration to Save the Pallas’s cat

by Snow Leopard Trust April 13, 2016August 17, 2016 9 Comments

Press release, Nordens Ark, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Snow Leopard Trust

The Pallas’s cat is a small cat species that lives in the mountains and grasslands of Central Asia, from Iran to China and Mongolia. It’s one of the least studied cats in the world and is currently listed as Near Threatened with a decreasing population by the IUCN red list of endangered species. A large international collaboration has now been initiated in order to make progress with the conservation of the species.

In Memory of Sumbe Tomorsukh

by Snow Leopard Trust April 6, 2016August 18, 2016 2 Comments

Our Mongolian colleague and friend Sumbe Tomorsukh would have celebrated his 28th birthday today. He was a talented researcher, and a passionate, dedicated advocate for the wildlife of his beloved Tost Mountains, in Mongolia’s South Gobi province.

‘I Want to Bridge the Gap Between Conservation Science and Local People’

by Matt Fiechter March 22, 2016May 8, 2020 6 Comments

Growing up in Mongolia’s Gobi desert, Tserennadmid (Nadia) Mijiddorj knew from a young age that she wanted to become a snow leopard conservationist. She’s made her dream come true, earning a Masters in biology and joining the Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation – the Mongolia partner of the Snow Leopard Trust – as a Conservation and Education Manager over a decade ago. Now, thanks to her second Sidney Byers Scholarship for Wildlife Conservation through the WCN Scholarship Program, this homegrown conservationist is ready to take the next step in her career.

An Unforgettable Day

by Snow Leopard Trust March 22, 2016August 18, 2016 Leave a comment

More than 50 Snow Leopard Trust supporters came together earlier this month to fund a wildlife awareness event for school kids in Pakistan on World Wildlife Day. It brought 125 kids to Islamabad’s Natural History Museum for an unforgettable experience!

Anti-Poaching Heroes Honored on World Wildlife Day

by Snow Leopard Trust March 3, 2016October 13, 2016 7 Comments

Press Release, March 3rd, 2016. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. A total of ten Kyrgyz wildlife rangers have received a Citizen Ranger Wildlife Award for their courage in the fight against illegal hunting in the country’s snow leopard habitat in 2015. They were publicly honored in a ceremony in Bishkek today, on World Wildlife Day.

Snow Leopard Conservation Highlights & Best Pics of 2015

by Snow Leopard Trust January 7, 2016July 21, 2016 2 Comments

Over the course of the year, we have experienced excitement, triumph, tragedy and hope in our fight for the future of the snow leopard Through all of it, your incredible support has remained the rock-solid foundation that our work is built upon.

GSLEP Meeting in Paris: Climate Change Impacts on Snow Leopards and Their Habitat

by Snow Leopard Trust January 5, 2016June 15, 2016 Leave a comment

The Global Snow Leopard & Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP), a joint initiative by all 12 Central and South Asian that are home to this endangered big cat, held a meeting in Paris on Monday, December 7, 2015, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21).

From Hunting Reserve to Wildlife Sanctuary – Kyrgyzstan tries innovative conservation program

by Snow Leopard Trust December 28, 2015September 25, 2016 21 Comments

The Snow Leopard Trust, Snow Leopard Foundation Kyrgyzstan and the Kyrgyz Department of Hunting and Natural Resource Management are piloting a new, innovative conservation program: they are turning a hunting concession, where ibex were commercially hunted, into a co-managed nature reserve.

Stunning New Snow Leopard Pics From Kyrgyzstan

by Snow Leopard Trust December 3, 2015October 13, 2016 23 Comments

A few weeks ago, Kuban Jumabai uulu, our Kyrgyzstan Program Director, traveled to Sarychat-Ertash Reserve to collect research cameras deployed earlier this year. The pictures he found on these cameras offer breathtaking glimpses into the secretive world of one of the world’s rarest cats, the elusive snow leopard!

Changing Climate Could Further Threaten the Endangered Snow Leopard

by Snow Leopard Trust October 22, 2015October 13, 2016 7 Comments

Cat lovers across the globe are celebrating World Snow Leopard Day on October 23rd to raise awareness for this endangered cat’s plight. Threats to the elusive feline range from poaching to the loss of habitat due to mining – and climate change may be emerging as yet another big challenge for the snow leopard.