Snow Leopard Trust supporter Emmanuel Keller sent us this wonderful video of Zoo Zurich’s snow leopard family. You can see Mother (Dshamilja), Father (Villy), and Daughter (two-month-old Kailash) spending some quality time together in their steep enclosure. The video was filmed by “MyFisherman01” on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MyFisherman01
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Our Most Recently Collared Female Snow Leopard Has Been Photographed!
Zaraa, the most recent addition to our long term collaring study, has finally been photographed! Her name, meaning “hedgehog” in Mongolian, is perfect for this small and fluffy young snow leopard. She is the second female to be collared since the start of this program, but the first female slipped her collar within days, making it impossible …
Base Camp Mongolia: Our Summer Research Goals
There is one more week left before Orjan takes a break from fieldwork. He will head back to Sweden soon, and he’ll return to the base camp in late August to begin the next collaring season, which will run through mid-December. Various other studies are planned in the South Gobi over the next couple of …
GPS Study Update: Shonkor's Next Move, Aztai and Khavar's Overlapping Ranges
(Follow the Cats posts are usually accompanied by a satellite map, but Koustubh, our map-maker, is currently in the field collecting data.) The first two weeks of May, Shonkhor had all of us guessing about his next move. He had embarked on an incredible journey 60 km to the west of base camp, and we …
The Mongolian Death Worm: An Update from Orjan
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… All collars are out, all hunting sites have been checked, and I think that I have found a new area for collaring in the autumn. I don’t know why I haven’t thought …
Recently Collared Female Snow Leopard Has Been Named: "Zaraa"
The newest member of our long-term study, a young female snow leopard, has been named. Initially known as F2, she has been named Zaraa, which means “hedgehog” in Mongolian. A furry, fluffy, and relatively small creature by snow leopard standards (she weighs 25 kg), her name is quite fitting. We’re very excited to learn more …
Snow Leopard Trust Meets With Gurvantes Governor to Discuss Mining
The Snow Leopard Trust has recently held a meeting with the Governor of the Gurvantes District in Mongolia’s South Gobi to discuss the mining permits that now cover the area. This district is home to our base camp and at least 22 snow leopards including a mother and her cubs. We learned that the Gurvantes …
The Mobicom Uul: The Real Story of Orjan’s “holy” Mountain
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… This post starts on a spring day last year, as I was out on one of my many reconnaissance tours with the motorbike. I was following a bike trail towards the “badlands” …
Orjan Recounts Putting Collar on Fluffy Female Snow Leopard
Orjan is a Swedish PhD student who works at the base camp of our long-term research project in Mongolia. These are his adventures… The last cat has been collared for this portion of the season. And the cat is a female. She weighed little less than 25 kg. I think that she is two years …
Mongolian Herding Communities Sign Petition for the Support of a Protected Area
Recently our team in Mongolia held a workshop in the Tost Bag community with the help of a national NGO. The consultants working for this NGO have successfully challenged mining licenses along the Ongi River. This workshop was attended by herders living in the area, the Tost Bag Governor and township chair members. During the workshop we …