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 …
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Snow Leopard Sock Pattern Contest: We Have A Winner!
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 …
Women Reaching Out to Help Protect Snow Leopards
Our team in India recently coordinated a trip of a women’s organization from Kibber village in the Spiti Valley to visit Ladakh. The purpose of the visit was to expose them to three organisations in Ladakh working closely with women self-help groups from the villages in Ladakh. The hope is that this will motivate them …
Livestock Vaccination and Snow Leopards
With an estimated 200-420 snow leopards, Pakistan ties India for the third largest population of this threatened cat and a national level assessment deemed the species Critically Endangered within the country. We are expanding a proven conservation model, our livestock vaccination program, into two valleys in Gilgit-Baltistan, the province with the highest concentration of snow leopards …
Reaching Out to Communities in Mongolia
This summer our team traveled approximately 2,500 km overland and visited 9 of the 27 communities where we have implemented community based conservation programs with our Mongolia partner organization, Snow Leopard Conservation Fund (SLCF). We wanted to better understand the communities and threats to snow leopards by meeting with them to discuss their ecological, environmental, cultural, …
We Met Our Goal to Help More Snow Leopards!
Thank you to everyone who helped us meet our goal! We needed to raise $50,000 to ensure that our expansion plans for the year could move forward. Over 630 people stepped up to help! Thanks to these generous supporters, we can continue our successful programs and ease the conflicts between herders and snow leopards. We are …
A Very Chilly, But Valuable Eco Camp
In the Spiti Valley members of our India team recently led an activity from the ‘Living Himalayas’ workbook in 20 schools where we have established the Himalayan Nature Clubs (HNCs). The activity conducted was ‘What does garbage tell us?’, and it consisted of students learning about solid waste, focusing on which items degrade naturally, and which items …
Our Sock Competition is Underway!
Calling all creative knitters! The Snow Leopard Trust is having a sock pattern contest that starts July 20th, and we want to see your socks! We are looking for the perfect sock pattern to use with the camel wool yarn we make through Snow Leopard Enterprises. We are offering an awesome prize package to the very …
Photos of Wild Snow Leopard Cubs!
The photos and video from Anu and Lasya’s den sites are in! We have never before encountered wild snow leopard cubs, and we are thrilled to share our experience with you. You can check out our YouTube channel to see live footage of the den visits! Additional details on the event can be found here. …
What to Expect When Snow Leopards Are Expecting
During the last week of May, our field researchers began to observe some interesting behavior in two of the female snow leopards in our long-term ecological study. Anu and Lasya had started to restrict their movements significantly, and we began to suspect that the two were pregnant and looking for den sites. We have been …