As we reported last year, important snow leopard habitat in the Tost Mountains of southern Mongolia is covered with licenses for mining exploration. We and the members of the local communities were concerned about what further mining action could do to this land and its wildlife if the licenses were allowed to move into the …
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The Main Ingredient in Swedish Meatballs
Photo courtesy of SLT/Panthera Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… Just before midnight the siren alerted us that an animal was in one of our safe leg-hold restraints (used so we can fit a collar on snow leopards) at the …
Possible Snow Leopard Romance
On September 18, 2010, our team caught up with Tsagaan, one of the large adult males we have been following for two years. Tsagaan was re-collared in March 2010. Unfortunately, his collar never switched on and we received no GPS locations from it during the last 8 months. Thankfully, this time around we were able …
Stunning Sharable Snow Leopard Photos
For your viewing pleasure, straight from our base camp in Mongolia. You might have seen some great photos of snow leopards in zoos, but these are wild cats! Amazing. The cat in the snow–that’s Aztai and we have been following him for 2 years.
Snow Leopard Vs. Camel?
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… It’s getting cold, right now it is about minus 20 degrees C, and I am sitting in a tent. Yet again I wonder why on Earth I work with snow leopards and …
A Wild Snow Leopard is Growing Up
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… As we came back to camp after a long day of searching snow leopard hunting sites (places where we know snow leopards have been eating) we had an alarm on our surveillance system. We …
Snow Leopard F4 Has New Official Name
F4, the female snow leopard who joined our long-term study October 15, 2010 and who turned out to be Zaraa’s mom (!) now has an official new name, Tenger. Here is how Bayara, our Mongolia Country Director, describes the meaning of Tenger: ‘Tenger” means Sky, but still holds the meaning of spirit and power. Mongolians respect …
New Snow Leopard is Zaraa's Mom!
Great news: On October 15, 2010 Orjan placed a GPS radio collar on a female snow leopard! For now, she is temporarily being called F4. She joins fellow females, Zaraa and Khashaa, as well as six males (Aztai, Tsagaan, Shonkhor, Saikhan, Devekh, and Khavar) to become the ninth snow leopard in our study! F4 is …
The Incredible Tale of the Snow Leopard Named Supermom
The story of the snow leopard called Supermom is nothing short of spectacular (and how could it not be, with a name like that!). To appreciate the story, you first must remember that not long ago snow leopards were called “the ghost of the Himalayas” because so few people had seen them. With your help, …
Company Arrives at Base Camp, Shonkhor Needs a New Collar
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… Days in field: 67 weight loss: 5.5 kg Beard length: 1.7 cm Signs of madness: Have stopped talking to myself since I got company. Not evident at the moment, unless one counts …