A camera trap study in South Gobi’s Khorkh mountain range confirmed the presence of snow leopards along with lynx, ibex and argali.
News & Stories
Learning How to Count Cats
Around 60% of the world’s snow leopard habitat are in China. Yet, in China as in other countries, robust population estimates to guide snow leopard conservation efforts remain scarce. But there are efforts underway to change that – most recently through two workshops on survey and analysis methods held in Beijing.
In Conservation, People are Partners, not Perpetrators
To protect endangered wildlife, we need to find ways to turn local communities into allies, rather than alienating them. Here’s how it can work.
Your Impact: ZERO
Relive some of the things you made possible for snow leopards through your support in 2018 – including the most valuable zero there is.
The Case of the Dead Goats
To identify the culprit, snow leopard researcher Devika Rathore channels her inner Sherlock in this field tale from Lahaul, India.
Holiday Gift Guide: Make a Difference For Snow Leopards
This Holiday season, shop for meaningful, unique gifts for your loved ones and help protect your favorite big cat!
Nine Lives: Meet the Snow Leopards On The Air Right Now
The Snow Leopard Trust’s research team is currently tracking a record nine wild snow leopards in Mongolia’s Tost Mountains with GPS collars. Here’s a look at these nine cats and what we know about them.
Field Work in Kyrgyzstan: Hospitality and Support for Conservation
This fall, Snow Leopard Trust researchers have set up camera traps across the entire Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountain range to see how many snow leopards live in this habitat near the country’s capital, Bishkek. Research Associate Suraiya Luecke shares some of the team’s experiences from the field with us.
Giving Tuesday: Donations for Snow Leopards are Doubled
Help herders coexist with snow leopards and keep these endangered cats safe!
TwoStayWild: Saving the Snow Leopard
Two Stay Wild is a storytelling travel blog written by long-term budget travelers Laura and Matt. But this is not your usual travel blog – because Laura and Matt highlight environment conservation issues in the countries they visit. After a recent trip to Kyrgyzstan, they wrote an in-depth article about out work to save the snow leopard in this Central Asian nation.