Get to know the 19 wild snow leopards we’ve been able to track in our long-term study in Mongolia!
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Would You Like Some Conservation With Your Fries?
by Siri Okamoto, Development Director, Snow Leopard Trust In 2011, I visited Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL (USA). I was in line for french fries in 90-degree weather along with a pressing throng of local and international tourists. They were all melting and trying to get through line as quickly as possible with …
Meet the Cats!
We’ve been tracking snow leopards with GPS collars as part of our long-term study in Mongolia for 4 years. Our collaring expert, Örjan Johansson, has managed to fit collars on a total of 19 cats throughout the years – from veteran study pioneer Aztai to “supermom” Khashaa and her cub, Aylagch. Now, you can get to …
Snow Leopard Researcher Charu Mishra nominated for 2014 Indianapolis Prize
Dr. Charudutt (Charu) Mishra, the Snow Leopard Trust’s Science and Conservation Director and a trustee of India’s Nature Conservation Foundation, is among an elite list of nominees for the 2014 Indianapolis Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious conservation awards. The nomination recognizes Charu Mishra’s outstanding contributions to endangered species conservation in the Himalayas.
Kyrgyzstan: A Shared Taste for Argali
Snow leopards and wolves share some of their food resources. In Kyrgyzstan’s Sarychat-Ertash Nature Reserve, for now, there seems to be enough prey for both of these carnivores, but outside of the reserve, their common taste in wild ungulates could lead to competition. Kyrgyzstan’s Tian Shan mountains are a barren, dry and cold habitat. The …
Empowering Women, Protecting Cats: Impressions from the Snow Leopard Enterprises Design Summit in Mongolia
This July, members of our team traveled to Western Mongolia to work with participating herder communities on new designs and product ideas for Snow Leopard Enterprises (SLE), our successful conservation program that creates economic opportunities for herder families in snow leopard habitat in return for a commitment to protect the cats they live with. The “Design Summit” …
Victims of Fashion?
New study reveals dangers to biological diversity from proliferation of global cashmere garment industry. Snow leopard, wild yak, Tibetan antelope, gazelles, and other species impacted.
Snow Leopard Trust Applauds Etsy's Decision to Ban Endangered Animal Products
Press Release — Seattle, WA, July 22, 2013 Following a petition launched by the Snow Leopard Trust and signed by more than 33,000 people, the trend-setting online marketplace Etsy.com steps up for wildlife and explicitly bans listings containing parts of endangered animals from their site. The Snow Leopard Trust is happy that the trend-setting marketplace …
Snow Leopard Trust Researchers Encounter Wild Snow Leopard Cub
Press Release – Seattle, WA, July 11, 2013 An international research team including members of the Snow Leopard Trust encounters a 2-week-old wild snow leopard cub in its den; a rare glimpse of the first days in the life of these endangered, elusive cats. Finding a wild snow leopard cub in its den is rare …
Covering New Ground: A Report From the Field
After a week of planning and preparing and 3 exhilarating weeks of field work in Mongolia, Senior Regional Ecologist Koustubh Sharma is back home in Delhi, working on analyzing the wealth of data collected over the last months. He shares some of his experiences with us.