This beautiful wild snow leopard’s path led it past one of the research cameras our Indian team had deployed in the rugged mountains of Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. photos by NCF India/Snow Leopard Trust/Himachal Pradesh Forest Department. These endangered cats have become increasingly rare in the last decades. Their famously elusive nature makes snow leopards …
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Why Does Protecting Bears Help Snow Leopards?
In the Himalayas and Central Asian Mountains, snow leopards share parts of their habitat with brown bears – and both carnivores are vital parts of this mountain ecosystem. They also both come into similar conflict situations with the people who live alongside them. Protecting the cats is our mission, but sometimes, this also means helping …
First Pictures of Kyrgyzstan’s Snow Leopards
Snow Leopard Trust scientists recently recovered their first research camera photos of Kyrgyzstan’s wild snow leopards. The pictures are the result of a test study they carried out last fall. Now, they’re ready to scale up and launch the largest ever research camera survey on snow leopards in the Central Asian republic.
Groundbreaking Snow Leopard Study Planned In India
Starting in 2014, the Snow Leopard Trust will partner with NCF India and the Himashal Pradesh Forest Department on a groundbreaking long-term snow leopard study in the Indian Himalayas.
Just One Collared Cat Remains on the Air
Through a twist of timing, we’re currently down to only one cat, Devekh, wearing an active GPS collar as part of our ongoing, long-term efforts to track and better understand snow leopards in the South Gobi. Senior Regional Ecologist Koustubh Sharma explains what’s behind this development, and how we’re going to continue to monitor these …
Cat-Walks
In 2013, we’ve gotten hundreds of photos of wild snow leopards, taken in the field by remote-sensor research cameras. These pictures are crucial for our scientists, as they allow them to assess cat populations over time, as well as migrations of cats from one mountain range to the next. For most of us, they’re just …
An Outpouring of Generosity for Snow Leopards to End 2013!
This past holiday season, we had set out to raise $100,000 for snow leopard conservation – and a group of generous donors had agreed to match every gift we’d receive up to that amount. Thanks to our amazing supporters’ generosity, we reached our ambitious goal on December 31st, 2013!
The Year in Snow Leopard Selfies
2013 was the year of the selfie – and somehow, these media-savvy cats have managed to get hold of a camera and join the worldwide trend! Enjoy – and have a happy 2014! [imagebrowser id=5]
A Futile Season? Not Necessarily!
Researcher Örjan Johansson has returned from another season at Base Camp. They were not able to collar any snow leopards, but he and his colleagues still got a lot done!
A Volunteer's View: Working with the Trust in Kyrgyzstan
This fall, Tristan Williams-Burden, a long-time volunteer with the Snow Leopard Trust from Seattle, had the opportunity to spend two months with our team in Kyrgyzstan, assisting in everything from setting up camera traps to shipping handicrafts around the world. He shares some of his fondest memories of an unforgettable experience.