How improving ID skills can impact snow leopard population counts. Snow leopards are famously elusive, making them challenging to observe and study. We rely on technology like research cameras to be our window into their wild lives.
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Taking Partnerships to New Heights
How one endurance company is making a difference for snow leopard conservation.
Finding a needle in a boundless haystack
Locating wild snow leopards isn’t easy. These threatened cats live across vast and often inaccessible mountain territory. Some individuals use home ranges that can be several hundred square kilometers large. These factors make it extremely challenging to find and monitor them. But we’ve learned never to underestimate the skill and expertise of our field teams!
How Technology is Improving Life on the Edge
During the pandemic, even the most rural communities prioritized safety and adapted to using technology for virtual meetings and trainings about handling encounters with snow leopards.
A Special Thank You from Snow Leopard Trust
Then & Now: Looking back over 40 years of protecting snow leopards
A lot has changed in 40 years, explore how Snow Leopard Trust has evolved and grown since our inception four decades ago.
Working toward resilient mountain ecosystems and livelihoods in the Kyrgyz Ala Too
A firsthand account from Benazir and Ulukbek as they travel the Ala Too Mountains in Kyrgyzstan and speak with herders about their livelihood and the challenges they face.
Snow Leopard on the Move
Research cameras reveal a snow leopard’s long-distance travels in Mongolia.
Snow Leopard Hero Recognized
Karma Sonam from Snow Leopard Trust India Programme receives the NatWest Group Earth Heroes Inspire Award 2021
Eco-Camps for Students Resumed in Kyrgyzstan
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Snow Leopard Foundation in Kyrgyzstan was able to resume in-person eco-camps in the Shamshy Valley for local students to learn about nature, conservation and snow leopards.