Pakistan’s wildlife conservation experts, government officials and foreign diplomats gathered in Islamabad for World Conservation Day last week and vowed to take further steps to protect the country’s snow leopards – with support from the United States. Government officials, foreign envoys and scientists alike were awed by the sheer beauty of wild snow leopards as …
As Snow Leopard Trust field scientist Örjan Johansson wrapped up more than 4 years of snow leopard fieldwork in our Long Term Ecological Study in Mongolia, the cats proved more elusive than ever. For the first time, no new cats could be collared. By Örjan Johansson, November 2012 A few days ago, we did the …
What a busy year it has been in our Long Term Ecological Study in Mongolia! Our field scientists managed to find wild cubs for the first time ever, collared and tracked various snow leopards across the South Gobi and watched cats they had first met as tiny cubs years ago grow up! Thanks to the …
As livestock numbers in northern India grow, some of the snow leopard’s main prey species populations are shrinking fast. The cats – and other predators such as wolves – are increasingly forced to predate on domestic animals instead. In the remote, high altitude valleys of Jammu and Kashmir, where the estimated average annual family income …
The beautiful handmade products we’re offering to you through our award-winning community conservation program, Snow Leopard Enterprises, are going to look great on you and in your home. And they are an important source of income for people who live with snow leopards – and are empowered to protect them thanks to Snow Leopard Enterprises. …
After an adventurous road trip, Snow Leopard Trust Field Scientist Örjan Johansson is back in the base camp of our Long Term Ecological Study in Mongolia’s South Gobi – where the real challenges were only just beginning! By Örjan Johansson The road trip to camp was rather eventful as we ended up in both thick …
It’s the season for cuddling up with a warm drink and a good book. Time for us to give you the heads up on two amazing book projects that we want to recommend to you. “Snow Leopard: Stories from the Roof of the World” brings together a collection of moving first-person accounts from the central …
This summer, the Snow Leopard Foundation, our partner NGO in Pakistan, conducted a special training session for women artisans in Chitral, aiming to improve the quality of the products they craft as part of our community conservation program, Snow Leopard Enterprises. The training helped strengthen and expand these women’s skills, empowering them to continue to …
A first analysis of research camera photos suggests that at least three female cats in our Long Term Ecological Study in Mongolia are with cubs right now. The latest trap camera photos from Mongolia have revealed a nice surprise: Lasya, whose adorable cubs we were able to film this summer, is not the only recent …
The verdict is out! After long and difficult deliberations, our sock pattern contest jury has chosen a winner: The Snow Leopard Twin Rib Socks by Liz Matteson from Cherry Hill, NJ! Liz learned to knit when she was 9 years old – and rediscovered her love for yarn and needles in the 1990s. She has …
