The Snow Leopard Trust’s long-time India Program Director, Dr. Yash Veer Bhatnagar, has been honored for his conservation work with the Wildlife Service Award by Sanctuary Asia, India’s largest wildlife magazine! Below is Sanctuary Asia’s article about the Yash Veer, which we’re reposting here with their kind permission. You can find the original article on …
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Stunning New Snow Leopard Pics From Kyrgyzstan
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!
The Wanderings of Tsetsen the Snow Leopard
Since this spring, we’ve been following Tsetsen, a male snow leopard in Mongolia’s Tost Mountains, with a GPS collar. He’s the 20th cat we’ve tracked in our ongoing long-term study on the snow leopard’s ecology and behavior. His latest location data reveals just how extensive (and, presumably, exhausting) a snow leopard’s wanderings across its home …
UPDATE: Match Unlocked
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Death of Sumbe Tomorsukh
With deep sadness, we’ve learned of the death of Lkhagvasumberel (Sumbe) Tomorsukh, Camp Manager and Research Assistant with our Mongolia partner organization, Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation. He was 27 years old.
Your Snow Leopard Holiday Gift Guide
This is the ultimate guide to finding the purrfect gift for every cat lover on your list!
Guards Can Reduce Wildlife Damage to Crops
In parts of the snow leopard range, wildlife sometimes causes damage to local farmer’s standing crops before they can be harvested. In a pilot project, our team in India has deployed local guards in five villages to chase wildlife away and protect the crops. In four villages, this approach has reduced damages.
How Will Wildlife Cope With Human Development?
Snow Leopard Trust scientists study how wildlife in India’s Spiti Valley responds to the growth of human development in the area.
Climate Change Threatens Snow Leopard
Scientists fear that the endangered cat could come under even more pressure, as climate change threatens its fragile mountain habitat.