We are thrilled to announce that one of Khashaa’s cubs has just been fitted with a GPS tracking collar! This young male weighed in at 30.7 kg and we believe him to be about 1.5 years old. We are not yet sure if he is still traveling with his mother and sibling or has dispersed …
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Aztai and Khashaa Get New Collars!
Orjan returned to our Mongolian research base camp in early October, and he has already accomplished some incredible things. With the help of Kullu from our India program, Aztai was fitted with a replacement collar on October 15th. The new collar has been reprogrammed to send updates on Aztai’s locations more frequently, giving us the …
Five Wild Snow Leopards Seen Travelling Together!
This summer, our research team set a number of motion sensing cameras near our base camp in the South Gobi region of Mongolia. In August, just 6 kilometers from our camp site, five snow leopards were photographed travelling together! Such a large number of snow leopards have never been photographed before, and researchers hypothesize that this …
Accident Totals Research Van, But No Serious Injuries
Just this past September, our field researcher Sumbee was returning toUlaanbaatar,Mongolia’s capital city, to resume his university classes. Unfortunately, while our camp driver Miji was at the wheel, another driver who had fallen asleep crashed head-on into our research van. Sumbee was not injured and Miji is still recovering, but both will be just fine …
The Team Heads Back to Base Camp
Orjan, a Phd. Candidate from Sweden and our resident expert on snow leopard collaring, has returned to our Mongolian base camp after a quick return home. We have set a new record by getting camp in order, checking the collaring area and building equipment in just four days. I just finished cleaning the gers and …
Two Lost Collars Have Been Found!
Two GPS collars have been located recently in the South Gobi region of Mongolia thanks to field biologist Sumbee! The first belongs to Devekh, who was collared on February 25th, 2010. His collar had malfunctioned and stopped sending out signals shortly after it was placed, making it incredibly difficult to find. However, Sumbee recovered the collar on …
A New Season Means More Snow Leopard Photos!
Our autumn research season is now underway! While our team members process the images taken by motion sensing camera during the summer, field researchers are gearing up to collar more snow leopards this fall. Coordinating travel agendas and securing the required supplies and equipment consumed much of September, but thanks to everyone’s hard work, by October 1st most …
Vote to Save the Snow Leopards!
Voting has begun for the BBC World Challenge! Snow leopards have made it to the finals and we need you help to win a huge victory for these endangered cats! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to take part in snow leopard conservation with the click of a button! Your vote will get …
Researcher Decode Wild Snow Leopard's Diet
As a naturally elusive creature, it is notoriously difficult for researchers to find the clues they need to understand the life of the mysterious snow leopard. But this summer our field team made a remarkable breakthrough, and uncovered the composition of a wild snow leopards diet. This information is imperative to understanding how dependent snow …
Snow Leopard Shonkhor Passes Away
With great sadness, we report that Shonkhor, a snow leopard we have been following since April, 2009 in our long-term ecological study, has passed away. His last GPS update in early August indicated something was wrong, and our field staff rushed to the scene. While it appears Shonkhor died of natural causes, we have sent …